[bazial]

Hi
   The top most buds on all my Rondo peas are shrivelling , the bud is tight and looks shrivelled up , and yet inside it looks fresh ,there is no grub inside it .any ideas??.

[peapod]

Do you mean the pod? If this is the case then they are going over, and need picking sooner.

 If it isnt this then a pic will help

[bazial]

No the  shoot at the top of the plant

[bazial]

The pea plant

[bazial]

Another pic

[peapod]

Havent experienced this before so had a look in good old DR H.  It could possibly be pea aphid, which doesn't occur often, but is mostly found in hot damp summers.

How is the rest of the plant looking? Did you water or feed?

Edit: quick pic there! Are the leaves covered in greyish silvery fluffy? My eyesight isnt too great at the mo

[bazial]

The rest of the plant looks OK ,on flowers yet as only 9 ins tall.

[bazial]

They have been watered plus half the row was sowed 3weeks after the first half row and they are all the same

[Paul Plots]

Not a pea (or anything else) expert but I reckon the aphid suggestion may well be the cause. Many plants react the same way to aphid infestation so I guess peas would be no different.

What you might do about it is another matter.... but a closer look would be a start and, if it is the little legged blighters, I'd get out the soapy water spray..

[bazial]

I've looked and there are no aphids

[peapod]

Have a look for pea stunt on the internet and see if that looks familiar - but I'm sticking with the aphid - Ive had such a lot of trouble with them on lots of different veg this year

Or resident PeaGod DD may know more...

[DD.]

Mildew is running through my mind.

Wonder if the peas have it also!

[bazial]

No mildew the plants look healthy other then the tops

[peapod]

Did you have a look on google at aphid or pea stunt damage?

[DD.]

No mildew the plants look healthy other then the tops

In the third picture they look covered in something.