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White spots on pea leaves

I believe they are laxton progress, I only noticed this today (but we were gone for the weekend).

Any suggestions? Or at the leaves supposed to look like this? :oops:

[img]https://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu269/knitness/DSC00693.jpg[/img]

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Anyone? The spots are smooth so I'm sure it's not mildew (of which I have a little on my cukes, but it's being taken care of by milk/water - TY HG! :D)

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nes wrote:I believe they are laxton progress, I only noticed this today (but we were gone for the weekend).

Any suggestions? Or at the leaves supposed to look like this? :oops:

[img]https://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu269/knitness/DSC00693.jpg[/img]
I googled it and read one entry that said it could be a copper deficiency.
My blueberry plant's leaves have green veins with yellow between. My plant needed iron. It's so much better now (a few weeks later) that I've fertilized with acid fertilizer and peat and thick mulch.

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Copper deficiency was a very good idea, but that really seems to be more of a yellowing from the outside of the leaves in. This is a whitening from the inside of the leaf out.

I did find this article on nutrient deficiencies which was interesting [url]https://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=57&bhcd2=1248266396[/url].

The pea seeds are Laxton Progress #9, I can't find any photos of other plants to compare mine too.

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I went out to look again today and now the white part of the leaves are transparent :shock:. Quite a few leaves are now yellow (again from the middle out not the edge in) if it is a copper deficiency what can I do to soil for next year?

I only have two pea plants and they are nearing the end of their lives anyway so I don't feel the need to do anything for these guys. The funny thing is that there is a plant right beside this one that is a little younger, but completely healthy & green.

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I have had white on my pea leaves as well. I didn't worry about it though since the plants were thriving otherwise and are giving us tons of lovely peas. I succession planted and all my plants have done this. The leaves on my plants are much greener then the ones in your pic appear to be. The white spots also never went transparent. I just thought that's what they were supposed to do tbh.

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nes wrote:I believe they are laxton progress, I only noticed this today (but we were gone for the weekend).

Any suggestions? Or at the leaves supposed to look like this? :oops:

[img]https://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu269/knitness/DSC00693.jpg[/img]
I'm not any kind of expert gardener. There are many here though.
But looking again at this pic I noticed that your leaves are turning yellow/white with green veins. Like my blueberries that needed iron..
The link you posted is selling a product so they don't tell you how to solve your probelm. It has good info though and said a high PH causes this problem. The same thing that caused my problem.
Maybe try a little acid fertilizer. It worked in two weeks on my blueberry bush.



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