I am doing a little research for an article about English peas and sugar snap peas. I was wondering if you could tell me what are the differences between the two?
This article will help you: https://urbanext.illinois.edu/veggies/peas.cfm
Some of the leaves of my peas are yellowish and some leaves look splotchy. What might cause this?
This article covers the most common problems with peas: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/peas/pea-plant-diseases-and-pests.htm
Last year I made a trellis out of PVC to grow peas on. Without thinking I spray painted the PVC with outdoor spray paint. After a year the paint still looks intact. If some paint washed off into the soil, is it safe to grow and eat peas or will the soil be contaminated?
Since it's been a year, I would not worry too much about having any residue leach into the soil at this point. The peas and other vegetables should be fine. To err on the side of caution, however, just make sure that you wash them off thoroughly prior to eating.
My plants and vines are green and blooming. Pods look full and healthy but before turning purple they are turning yellow and dry
Purple peas are a member of the group commonly known as southern peas. There are altogether maybe a dozen or two different varieties and cultivars, and they come in a number of different color variations. There are no diseases that I can find that cause pea pods to turn yellow, yet don't affect the leaves. I think that, despite the label, your peas are not "purpling," and you're missing the harvest, so that the yellow is the color they turn as they start to dry. Go ahead and try some when they're nice and green and fat, and see how they taste.
I am looking to start a raised garden with cucumbers, peas, tomatoes and maybe some peppers, and I was wondering if full sun is better then some shade. Cause the spot that I have picked out gets mostly full sun all day.
Given the vegetables you are planting, the spot you have chosen with full sun is ideal.
Cucumbers - full sun
Peas - full sun or partial shade (yields best in full sun)
Tomatoes - full sun
Peppers - full sun
A nice sunny location is perfect to start a vegetable garden!
Here are some great links to get you started, and good luck gardening!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/strawberry/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/starting-vegetable-gardens-guide.htm
Is it possible that something has eaten my early planted peas? I did not soak them. They were hard when planted. There is absolutely no sign of them when I carefully stroke back the soil; however, there are many soft whitish 'somethings' that look like they could be a covering that may have been on the outside of the peas.
Yes, it is possible that something has eaten your early planted peas. Birds and/or mice are commonly the culprits. My best guess for the "whitish somethings" in your soil is that they were part of the pea seed coating that was shed as the seeds were undergoing germination.
I have beautiful purple hull pea plants but no sign of blooms. What to do about this? I have purple hull peas planted. They are really beautiful plants, but there is no sign of blooms. We have never had this problem. The temps here have already gotten in the 90-100 range. What can be done to encourage peas?
Since these are nitrogen-fixing plants and if they are healthy with exception to not blooming, they likely do have too much nitrogen. Give them some phosphorus to balance them back out. Bone meal is a good source of phosphorus and will help encourage flowering. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/phosphorus-plant-growth.htm