Growing Snow Peas, also Sugar Peas, Mangetout, Chinese Peas

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30 May 16 Jodie McConnell (Australia - tropical climate)
I have just recently begun growing veggies . I have raised the beds and am using an organic soil mix. Unfortunately the lettuce were as bitter as can be and inedible my snow peas have died the beetroot is alive but not flourishing the tomatoe's are struggling also and the zucchinis are producing the odd one off zucchini. I have been using seasol every two weeks and watering 3 times a week.I live in south east Brisbane What am I doing wrong? Jodie
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03 Jun 16 Tanya (Australia - temperate climate)
Seasol is a plant tonic which is good for assisting with transplant shock but it's not a fertiliser. If your new organic soil mix doesn't have many nutrients available (ie no established soil food web, earthworms etc) then your plants are likely hungry and need an actual fertiliser (conventional or organic) which includes NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) and trace elements. Snow peas are a cooler weather crop prone to powdery mildew in humid conditions, which might be why they failed. Female zucchini flowers (those with a baby zucchini at the base, the males just have a thin stem) require pollination on the day they open or their fruit dies off.
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02 Jun 16 Nancy (Australia - temperate climate)
Maybe too much watering? Only water when the soil is dry. Maybe stop using the seasol as well - I've never used that before, but I know if you put too much nutrients plants can die as well. Good luck.
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