Is this mildew on my peas?
By Ian_digs_v2
Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
This White thing has appeared in the last 6 hours and is rampant all over my lovely peas. What is it? and what can I do about it?
- 11 Jul, 2009
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Looks like mildew to me, if it is if you can spray heaverly twice a week with a mixture of 1 part cows milk to 9 parts water, which I learned from another gardener this way there are no harmfull sprays If you go to my blog 2 intergrated growing you will see
11 Jul, 2009
Next year, give your plants more space to improve the airflow around them - which helped cause the problem in the first place.
12 Jul, 2009
Thanks MW, I always try to pack as much in as possible as I only have a small garden. Although I do know what you mean, it happened last year as well.
12 Jul, 2009
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Looks like mildew. You need a fungicide, but be careful, this is a food plant, check the labels on the bottles to see if its okay for them.
11 Jul, 2009