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Powdery mildew on mangetouts

ledinaledina Posts: 17
in Fruit & veg
I'm fairly new to growing vegetables, it is only my second year so have had to rely mostly on googling to work out what to do. I've had some
mildew on my mangetouts but managed to keep it under control using a combination of hydrogen peroxide spray for getting rid of it and a neem/bicarb spray for prevention (following advice from Gary at the rusted garden). It was all going well until we had what feels like endless rain/storms. When I finally managed to get a bit of dry weather and I went out I noticed the mangetout is looking quite bad. There are a couple of plants that are a bit better but the majority seems affected (see photos). Even the pods are curling and one seemed to have mildew damage. My questions is does it look like it's past salvation? Do I give up on it all? Or try and pull out the worst ones, remove the worst leaves from the rest and try either a milk or hydrogen peroxide spray to see if I can shift it again?

Many thanks in advance



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  • strelitzia32strelitzia32 Posts: 758
    At this point, personally, I'd give up and pull the plants. The same has happened to my succession summer pea crop, the wet weather over the last few weeks has done them in. I only do a small succession crop for peas anyway, my main harvest is earlier in the year because of this exact problem. I'm taking all mine out when I get a moment.

    You might be able to salvage them if the weather picks up and we get a good September, but it's unlikely.

    Probably not what you were hoping for! 
  • ledinaledina Posts: 17
    strelitzia32 said:
    At this point, personally, I'd give up and pull the plants. The same has happened to my succession summer pea crop, the wet weather over the last few weeks has done them in. I only do a small succession crop for peas anyway, my main harvest is earlier in the year because of this exact problem. I'm taking all mine out when I get a moment.

    You might be able to salvage them if the weather picks up and we get a good September, but it's unlikely.

    Probably not what you were hoping for! 
    Thank you. At this point I'd rather hear that than put loads of effort in and still lose them! 
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    edited August 2020
    Next year search out varieties that are resistant to mildew.  Maybe like 'sweet horizon'? Or such.. I bet others have some good recommendations.   Sorry about your crop this year.  I've had the same trouble in the past with standard or heirloom type peas, so have gone for any type marked 'disease resistant' etc.  
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  • ledinaledina Posts: 17
    Blue Onion said:
    Next year search out varieties that are resistant to mildew.  Maybe like 'sweet horizon'? Or such.. I bet others have some good recommendations.   Sorry about your crop this year.  I've had the same trouble in the past with standard or heirloom type peas, so have gone for any type marked 'disease resistant' etc.  
    Thank you. That's interesting, I'd read online about them but wasn't sure how much of a difference it made. Good to know. This years veg (all 140 of them!) came as part of a veg patch we'd been gifted but will make sure to choose disease resistant ones when I choose my own. 
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