Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor? Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only the top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I have grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have thought this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a different bed and they are looking fine.

frostynick wrote in
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Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only
the top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I
have grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have
thought this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a
different bed and they are looking fine.


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You are a bad gardener

"Baz" wrote in message
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frostynick wrote in
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Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only
the top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I
have grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have
thought this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a
different bed and they are looking fine.


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You are a bad gardener

FGS, how does that comment help?

They actually look like they are suffering from lack of water (strange I
know, as it's been so wet)
But we did have a few very hot days last week.

"Christina Websell" wrote in
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"Baz" wrote in message
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frostynick wrote in
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Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only
the top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I
have grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have
thought this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a
different bed and they are looking fine.


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You are a bad gardener

FGS, how does that comment help?

They actually look like they are suffering from lack of water (strange I
know, as it's been so wet)
But we did have a few very hot days last week.





Christina, I have come across some comments today from "Baz" but I can
assure you that it was not me. Some bugger is larking around.

Baz

On 03/08/2012 15:58, frostynick wrote:

Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only the
top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I have
grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have thought
this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a different
bed and they are looking fine.


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|Filename: Sweet Peas.jpg |
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Have these plants suffered from powdery mildew, (a fungal problem which
is prevalent when roots become dry)? This is capable of defoliating
affected plants. If your plants have had PM, then the older foliage
would have suffered, probably during a hot dry spell, but new growth
(following rain or artificial irrigation) would have grown away
unmarked. That is not to say, of course, that the spores from the older
growth could not still reinfect the new growth.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

On 04/08/2012 12:32, Baz wrote:
"Christina wrote in
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wrote in
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Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only
the top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I
have grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have
thought this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a
different bed and they are looking fine.


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|Download:
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You are a bad gardener

FGS, how does that comment help?

They actually look like they are suffering from lack of water (strange I
know, as it's been so wet)
But we did have a few very hot days last week.





Christina, I have come across some comments today from "Baz" but I can
assure you that it was not me. Some bugger is larking around.

Baz


I didn't think it could be you, Baz, but it's nice to hear your
assurance. If anything, you're usually a very helpful gardener if it is
within your power. Remarkably few people on urg are that negative or
rude.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

On 04/08/2012 13:16, Spider wrote:
On 03/08/2012 15:58, frostynick wrote:

Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only the
top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I have
grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have thought
this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a different
bed and they are looking fine.


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|Filename: Sweet Peas.jpg |
|Download:
http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=15205|
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Have these plants suffered from powdery mildew, (a fungal problem which
is prevalent when roots become dry)? This is capable of defoliating
affected plants. If your plants have had PM, then the older foliage
would have suffered, probably during a hot dry spell, but new growth
(following rain or artificial irrigation) would have grown away
unmarked. That is not to say, of course, that the spores from the older
growth could not still reinfect the new growth.

I'd have thought they are both lacking sufficient water and also needing
a good, regular feed

On 04/08/2012 13:29, David Hill wrote:
On 04/08/2012 13:16, Spider wrote:
On 03/08/2012 15:58, frostynick wrote:

Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only the
top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I have
grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have thought
this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a different
bed and they are looking fine.


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|Filename: Sweet Peas.jpg |
|Download:
http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=15205|
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Have these plants suffered from powdery mildew, (a fungal problem which
is prevalent when roots become dry)? This is capable of defoliating
affected plants. If your plants have had PM, then the older foliage
would have suffered, probably during a hot dry spell, but new growth
(following rain or artificial irrigation) would have grown away
unmarked. That is not to say, of course, that the spores from the older
growth could not still reinfect the new growth.

I'd have thought they are both lacking sufficient water and also needing
a good, regular feed

I have half a dozen plants facing east that have been absolutely
stunning this year, and the house has been full of cut flowers for
weeks. Six feet away, against a wall and facing due south, I have some
very feeble looking specimens. Go figure. I haven't been able to.

On 04/08/2012 15:32, stuart noble wrote:
On 04/08/2012 13:29, David Hill wrote:
On 04/08/2012 13:16, Spider wrote:
On 03/08/2012 15:58, frostynick wrote:

Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only the
top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I have
grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have thought
this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a
different
bed and they are looking fine.


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|Filename: Sweet Peas.jpg |
|Download:
http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=15205|
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Have these plants suffered from powdery mildew, (a fungal problem which
is prevalent when roots become dry)? This is capable of defoliating
affected plants. If your plants have had PM, then the older foliage
would have suffered, probably during a hot dry spell, but new growth
(following rain or artificial irrigation) would have grown away
unmarked. That is not to say, of course, that the spores from the older
growth could not still reinfect the new growth.

I'd have thought they are both lacking sufficient water and also needing
a good, regular feed

I have half a dozen plants facing east that have been absolutely
stunning this year, and the house has been full of cut flowers for
weeks. Six feet away, against a wall and facing due south, I have some
very feeble looking specimens. Go figure. I haven't been able to.



Perhaps, because they are against a south-facing wall, where the
conditions are naturally drier and the plants sun-baked, they have been
too dry. Give them a thorough watering with added tomato food, then
mulch them well to help retain the moisture and suppress weeds.
Hopefully, they will still be productive.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

On 04/08/2012 16:39, Spider wrote:
On 04/08/2012 15:32, stuart noble wrote:
On 04/08/2012 13:29, David Hill wrote:
On 04/08/2012 13:16, Spider wrote:
On 03/08/2012 15:58, frostynick wrote:

Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only
the
top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I have
grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have thought
this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a
different
bed and they are looking fine.


+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Filename: Sweet Peas.jpg |
|Download:
http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=15205|
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+





Have these plants suffered from powdery mildew, (a fungal problem which
is prevalent when roots become dry)? This is capable of defoliating
affected plants. If your plants have had PM, then the older foliage
would have suffered, probably during a hot dry spell, but new growth
(following rain or artificial irrigation) would have grown away
unmarked. That is not to say, of course, that the spores from the older
growth could not still reinfect the new growth.

I'd have thought they are both lacking sufficient water and also needing
a good, regular feed

I have half a dozen plants facing east that have been absolutely
stunning this year, and the house has been full of cut flowers for
weeks. Six feet away, against a wall and facing due south, I have some
very feeble looking specimens. Go figure. I haven't been able to.



Perhaps, because they are against a south-facing wall, where the
conditions are naturally drier and the plants sun-baked, they have been
too dry. Give them a thorough watering with added tomato food, then
mulch them well to help retain the moisture and suppress weeds.
Hopefully, they will still be productive.

I don't think they're too dry but they are quite close to a hollyhock
that is riddled with rust. I think maybe conditions in that spot might
be conducive to other problems.

"Baz" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in
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"Baz" wrote in message
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frostynick wrote in
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Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only
the top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I
have grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have
thought this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a
different bed and they are looking fine.


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|Filename: Sweet Peas.jpg |
|Download:
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You are a bad gardener

FGS, how does that comment help?

They actually look like they are suffering from lack of water (strange I
know, as it's been so wet)
But we did have a few very hot days last week.





Christina, I have come across some comments today from "Baz" but I can
assure you that it was not me. Some bugger is larking around.




That sometimes happens. I did think it was unusual for you and that's why
I challenged you about it.

"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 04/08/2012 13:16, Spider wrote:
On 03/08/2012 15:58, frostynick wrote:

Would anyone have an idea as to why my sweet peas are looking so poor?
Their leaves are rapidly losing their colour and dropping off. Only the
top growth looks green. As you will see in the attached photo, I have
grown them under a weed suppressing fabric but I wouldn't have thought
this was the problem. We have another batch of sweet peas in a different
bed and they are looking fine.


+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Filename: Sweet Peas.jpg |
|Download:
http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=15205|
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+





Have these plants suffered from powdery mildew, (a fungal problem which
is prevalent when roots become dry)? This is capable of defoliating
affected plants. If your plants have had PM, then the older foliage
would have suffered, probably during a hot dry spell, but new growth
(following rain or artificial irrigation) would have grown away
unmarked. That is not to say, of course, that the spores from the older
growth could not still reinfect the new growth.

I'd have thought they are both lacking sufficient water and also needing a
good, regular feed.

that's my opinion too.