Peas: Short, miscolored and stunted. What's wrong?

[Westy]

Hello -

I planted peas this year and they have not been successful at all. While my green beans, zucchini, cucumber are all thriving, the peas are barely growing (and 2 outright died). 2 different types: sugar peas and kurume (Japanese). The leaves look almost spottled, very light in color, and they also look dry (and yes, I watered them). It may be the soil. Previous owner put in a raised bed around our fenced in patio area. The soil is a little sandy, so I added some topsoil before planting. A lot of the surface had old mulch (to keep weeds down). One one side of the peas is rosemary (huge, pre-existing bush), and sage is doing really well ont eh other side.
Thoughts?

[TennOC]

It may be too hot now for peas to do very good. Usually they're planted early, before the last frost (around St Paddy's Day). I picked the last of mine and pulled the vines over 3 weeks ago, in zone 6b. I put in another row of cukes there.

[windsng225]

I have 10' X4' trellissis and one side of one of them are peas and the other side are green beans. One half of the peas are almost to the top the other half are just taking off, all planted the same time, different varities. It's been a little chilly here with lots of rain, so they seem to be doing good. But don't understand why one is flourishing and the other varity seems to be lagging. But it could be the seed too. So don't blame yourself, it could be the seed.
But Tenn is right, they are an early spring crop and like the cooler weather. It could be that it's just too warm now for them to do anything. Just chalk it up to experience for this year and maybe next year try planting really early in the spring, bet you will see a big difference. Good luck.
joyce

[tuk50]

I agree with the others that heat is probably your culprit, but you might also try spraying them with liquid kelp for some micronutrients, since you have new soil and you will probably do better next year when the soil is built up a little better. Some composted manures, bonemeal, bloodmeal, etc this fall and next spring will be better. I have sandy soil and heat so my nutrients wash out fast with as much irrigation as I have to do. good luck. :cool: