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jlafond1991
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Are my peas okay?
This is my first time planting peas in a raised garden bed. I transplanted the plants about 2 weeks ago (4-5 weeks before last frost date). Recently, we have had some crazy weather, it snowed, rained a bunch and we had a few nights get into the low 30s with 2 freeze warnings issued. My soil seems to be well drained as well. My question is, are these young pea plants going through a normal process right now with the leaves turning yellow or is this not normal? Wilt maybe? Like I said, I've never planted peas before so I'm not sure if this is normal plant colorings? They look a little more yellow in person, FYI. Any help would be appreciated!
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Just in my opinion, they look okay. Stressed in a rather serious way but not seriously damaged.
If by wilt you mean the plant disease, I don't think so. Wilted some from weather stress, that's likely.
Many of my garden plants are transplanted, including things like sweet corn, melons, cucumbers, squash - but, I have never transplanted peas. It suggests that they were grown for a few weeks in temperatures well above what they have experienced outdoors. Perhaps, you went to the bother of "hardening off" but I suspect that didn't mean exposing the plants to snow and freezing temperatures. Direct sunlight and wind are also part of the process of slowly helping young plants become accustomed to the outdoor conditions.
An example of what low temperatures can do: several years ago, I moved young tomato plants from a greenhouse to a unheated hoophouse. They had never been outdoors and never experienced overnight temperatures below 60°f. There was a thermometer right beside the plants that died overnight and they were nowhere near the plastic film covering them so I'm quite confident that it was only 37° where those were that night.
Tomatoes are warm-season plants and there were other varieties in the hoophouse that only lost the growing tips. Peas can take some cold but sudden change is stressful to all living things.
Steve
If by wilt you mean the plant disease, I don't think so. Wilted some from weather stress, that's likely.
Many of my garden plants are transplanted, including things like sweet corn, melons, cucumbers, squash - but, I have never transplanted peas. It suggests that they were grown for a few weeks in temperatures well above what they have experienced outdoors. Perhaps, you went to the bother of "hardening off" but I suspect that didn't mean exposing the plants to snow and freezing temperatures. Direct sunlight and wind are also part of the process of slowly helping young plants become accustomed to the outdoor conditions.
An example of what low temperatures can do: several years ago, I moved young tomato plants from a greenhouse to a unheated hoophouse. They had never been outdoors and never experienced overnight temperatures below 60°f. There was a thermometer right beside the plants that died overnight and they were nowhere near the plastic film covering them so I'm quite confident that it was only 37° where those were that night.
Tomatoes are warm-season plants and there were other varieties in the hoophouse that only lost the growing tips. Peas can take some cold but sudden change is stressful to all living things.
Steve