Much like my life, My Patio Farm has gotten a little out of control this past month. I’m incapable of being obsessive compulsive about anything– ultimately a good trait I think–but the poor farm could use a little more attention.
I let this happen to my mustard greens and lettuce.
As soon as I shot that photo I ripped it all out and threw it over the deck. Enough is enough. I can’t stand it anymore.
And my formerly gorgeous sugar snap peas have suddenly come down with a strange powdery disease. They are browning and spotting right before my eyes.
It’s not a good look, but these ladies haven’t given up yet. Despite the powder I was still able to pick enough sugar snap peas for a 5 o’clock snack.
I wish I could say there were still tons of pea pods on there to eat with dinner tonight, but I’m afraid I picked them clean.
Oh well, as my co-worker just said between crunches, (I shared), “It’s better than nothing!”
Hi, Deborah! It’s been so much fun following your garden progress… I can’t wait to plant mine this year.
I haven’t had this exact problem with my peas, but I did spot it on some of my beans toward the end of the season last year. A friend diagnosed it as powdery mildew:
http://ipmnet.org/plant-disease/disease.cfm?RecordID=785
I’m not 100% sure, but it looks pretty similar and both plants are legumes, so it would make sense if they were susceptible to the same diseases. I took care of it by getting rid of the affected leaves, just breaking them off, and in one case, getting rid of an entire plant. Not sure if yours are too far gone, but maybe that would help?
Garden on!