RE: vining peas/ peas and mildew

Hello, Allan!
I am an ignoramus who thinks mold and mildew are the same thing. What is the
difference? My veggies are not usually a problem, but Phlox paniculata and
Monarda didyma (both mid-summer bloomers) are.

Carol 
Indianapolis

All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good [people] to do
nothing.
								--- Edmund
Burke


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Allan Day [SMTP:allan@crwys.demon.co.uk]
> Sent:	Friday, January 29, 1999 2:18 AM
> To:	veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject:	Re: vining peas/ peas and mildew
> 
> On Fri 29 Jan, Meconella@aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 1/27/99 11:39:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > allan@crwys.demon.co.uk writes:
> > 
> > << Varieties Alderman, Gradus, Miracle, Purple-podded, Sugar Snap
> >  (mangetout type, beware of mildew if too dry) >>
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > What do you mean 'beware of mildew if too dry'?  I tend to get mildew on
> many
> > of the peas I grow here.  I had always assumed it was because of the
> sometimes
> > moist air here  (Is this true?),  and have been trying different
> varieties to
> > see which grow and produce best.    
> > 
> > Is there anything I can do to reduce the amount of mildew I get?
> > 
> > Janet.
> > 
> >
> Dryness at the roots is the main cause of mildew, not to be confused
> with moulds. Mulching with compost over moist soil would help, I never
> have enough to go round. A spray over the plants may help as well.
> We always get it on late peas. I have just looked it up and I find a
> recommendation of a spray of 1 level teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda to
> 1 litre (2 pints) of water with a little wetting
> agent.Estimated 95% effective anywhere round the garden(Source:-
> Coventry Polytechnic/HDRA)
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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