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03 Dec 10, Gab the Gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi, is there any benefit in pruning a pea plant? If so, what is the best method? I love to prune but I think I may be over doing it. Thanks in advance, Gab

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27 Nov 10, Damian (Australia - temperate climate)

Peas, I found milk made them worse with powdery mildew, I'll try the ecorose spray. I'm actually growing some peas now (late Nov!) as a trial of SE Asian sugar snaps as the kids LOVE them. For cabbages, get some Dipel, it's not a chemical, it's a bacteria which only attacks caterpillars. Zero withholding period, perfectly safe, derris dust has been under a cloud lately re safety, so I no longer use that. Plus it's nice to see the little green beggars shrivelled up dead a few days after you spray!

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26 Oct 10, Nicole (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, I recently grew a few pea plants however they produced a couple pods each and then all died. There was no sudden change in weather, soil, watering, insects and I can't think of anything that could have led to all of them dieing so rapidly. Does anyone know why? Thanks

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16 Aug 12, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi Nicole. Yep, it sounds like a bit too much love. They don't need a lot of water. If they get wet feet they just conk out pretty quickly. Just a thought.

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14 Aug 12, john (Australia - temperate climate)

you could be over watering your pea plants.do they have spots on them.?they might have to be planted in a more warmer part of the garden.they love the winter sun.

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19 Jul 10, Dion (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I find beer traps are an excellent prevention for snail and slug damage. Snails will crawl in overnight, they can't seem to resist, and just don't wake up. Just put around a few containers of beer, in round take away containers or something similar. I use left over beer, and dregs from home brew. For slugs, I have found that adding salt to the beer works more effectively. You will need to top them up after rain etc.

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18 Jul 10, Tania (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi all, My snow peas are going great but my regular peas look like they are being eaten by something. What would be eating them and how do I prevent it? I have just read that putting crushed eggshell around them will stop slugs from eating them as they cant crawl on the sharp shell but my partner said he has seen a slug on a razor blade edge before so I dont know if it will work. Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance, Tania

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15 Sep 10, Dave (Australia - temperate climate)

Tania, I have had success with coffee grounds placed around the plants, the snails have problems with it sticking to their mucous. Most coffee shops are willing to let you have their grounds.

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27 Jun 10, andrea (Australia - tropical climate)

Would it be too much to ask that you add something to the vegetables growing details. I wish you could add the type of bug or disease that bothers them and how to deal with them organically. I came across a site that identified the problems but gave no treatment which seemed to me to be rather pointless.

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20 Jun 10, Andre (Australia - temperate climate)

Don't forget to not let the new planted seeds to get too wet just after you plant. Try and keep them away from a lot of water until the little green growth starts coming thru the soil like broad beans

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