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I am now loosing count of the pests that are attacking everything i am trying to grow. My sweet and edible peas have paper thin leaves. On closer inspection they are tiny caterpillers. I have rubbed off and hosed all i can see but what on earth are they ? Never had this before. Oh, and mildew on leaves for good measure.
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Heyup Marb, have you ever considered another hobby?....................
..........I've never known anyone have such bad luck............
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Mildew is common on late sown peas - they're really a Spring crop, suited to cooler conditions.
For the caterpillars - either spray with Provado Ultimate Fruit & Vegetable Bug Killer or carry on picking them off.Comment
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What are they ? Never heard of peas getting stripped by catterpillers.Comment
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There are various moths that lay eggs on all sorts of plants - one of the commonest is silver Y moth, which ate almost everything I treid to grow last year. These have green caterpillars with a yellowish stripe along each side. Cabbage white butterflies (small whites) also lay eggs on plants that are not cabbages - they are fluttering around my peas fairly constantly at the moment. There may well be other species that eat pea leaves. Leaves are food, and there is almost certain to be various pests that eat the leaves of any given plant.
Pea moth can also be a problem - these caterpillars don't eat the leaves, they wander round looking for a pea pod and burrow inside then eat the peas. Keep an eye open for htem when shelling peas from late July onwards.A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard NimoyComment
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Like I said in another thread along a similar vein, almost definitely MI5 or MI6.Originally posted by Bigmallly View PostHeyup Marb, have you ever considered another hobby?..............................I've never known anyone have such bad luck............Comment
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You should apply to admin for a job & set up your own weekly column................
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Just looked at your posts, you actually haven't posted about any successes, only failures. Surely something must have gone right for you ......Nannys make memoriesComment
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Hi Marb67,What is your soil like in Cheshire,is your plot on a slope,(are we allowed to say that now)in shade or what?Comment
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