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I am a complete novice and I'm growing peas. I have concerns about the pea moth so plan to cover the plants with fleece to stop any attacks. Will doing this stop the peas from swelling due to non pollination?
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No - I have grown my peas under fleece all 2000 of them and I've always had good crops. All I would say is use the fleece as a cloche rather than letting it have contct with the peas. -
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Have not found pea moth to be a serious problem for me, so I don't bother taking any precautions and just live with the odd maggot in a pod. I do know that previous places I've lived it has been a case of trying to protect the crop and years ago it was usually a case of reaching for the spray. There wasn't all the nets etc that are available today. Personally I'm not keen on fleece as I find it blocks out to much light and tend to use the fine mesh.
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Peas produce nicely under net/fleece.
We get awful pea moth here, maggots in every pod. You can try growing early or late in the year to avoid infestation without nets.
I can't grow them during the summer because they always get powdery mildew too.
I rely on a very early crop (Feltham First) and that's my lot.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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