What do I do??? I thought it maye like peas so used a nitrogen rich nettle fertilizer. Then i cut the bad ones off but now its terrible & crop is rubbish!
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Looks like it might be powdery mildew, tdm.
Have a google and see if that matches how your plants are looking.
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Spray with milk and water.
http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=242
or sodium bicarbonate and oil http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=242 - I just used sunflower or rapeseed cooking oil.
They have both worked for me but you need the husbandry putting right as well - water and ventilation."A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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Mine are perhaps a little cosier than they should be, but plenty of the wet and windy and they are in the ground. Having said that the plants that are dotted about on their own have been unaffected.While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.
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Originally posted by solway cropper View PostLiving in west Cumbria they ain't short of water and ventilation!"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
PS. I just don't have enough time to say hello to everyone as they join so please take this as a delighted to see you here!
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Originally posted by tdm86 View PostI ... used a nitrogen rich nettle fertilizer.
However:
peas & courgettes are "fruiting" plants, so they want a high potash feed really.
High nitrogen gives you good leafy growth, eg brassicas, chardLast edited by Two_Sheds; 16-08-2013, 01:11 PM.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Mildew is a curse for me,it devastated my courgettes,peas and cucumbers in 2011, last year i didnt grow any of those hoping a break might clear it up. But today I have noticed it all over the courgettes, the cucumbers seem ok as i grew a mildew resistant variety. As for leaving it alone, it kills my plants stone dead despite all the known cures. Just thought I would cheer you up.photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.html
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