PROBLEM WITH PEA SEEDS

[becky0129]

first year i am having this problem sowed my pea seeds and some have sprouted but others have got mould on them what am i doing wrong help nothing else in the greenhouse is suffering from this only my poor peas :'(

[becky0129]

[reddyreddy]

are you perhaps overwatering them?  ???

[Jokerman]

Are there drainage holes in the trays?  I normally lose a few that don't germinate, maybe they are old seeds or have got damp and spoiled..... the mould may just be growing on the ones that weren't good to start with...    :(

[Robert_Brenchley]

Are they warm enough? If the temperature's too low they could be rotting because of that. You could try them on the windowsill to start off.

[Digitalis]

My packet of peas tell me to plant the seeds outside strightaway.

???

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

i've pregerminated peas indoors for the first time this year, and it's been a stunning success. two lots of peas and one lot of mange tout are planted out happily now.

I always use a copper fungicide solution to water in all seeds, maybe that's your problem

[daileg]

first year i am having this problem sowed my pea seeds and some have sprouted but others have got mould on them what am i doing wrong help nothing else in the greenhouse is suffering from this only my poor peas :'(

We were having this same question last year if my memory was correct i think it all came down to a bad batch of peas , germination temp various things

[Tee Gee]

My tuppence haporth is;

The hot weather last week and possibly compost was too moist result......they cooked!

That is they were too warm!

Were they subjected to bright sunlight?

[jimtheworzel]

are we being sold crap seed?...yes!!

[daileg]

are we being sold crap seed?...yes!!

was just that a lot of people were having a simular problem sowing peas last year if it was a bad batch or weather couldnt say but i re sowed a little late didnt seem to have a problem then

[Robert_Brenchley]

I always start peas in pots under cover. It protects them from both the wildlife and from low temperatures. I'm not starting them till next month though.

[becky0129]

think it was bad seeds have got some new ones and re sown try again all other seeds of different plants was fine thank you for replys

[Eristic]

My packet of peas tell me to plant the seeds outside strightaway.

That's the way to do it.

are we being sold crap seed?...yes!!

I agree but once you have settled on the varieties to grow you should be saving your own seed anyway.