Pea Root Rot: Complete Treatment Guide
What is Pea Root Rot?
Symptoms
- Wilting despite moisture
- Brown mushy roots
- Dark stem base
- Yellowing plants
- Rapid plant decline
- Patchy garden appearance
What Causes Pea Root Rot?
- Soil-borne fungi
- Excess moisture
- Poor drainage
- Compacted soil
- Overwatering
- Previous crop infection
How to Treat Pea Root Rot
Organic Treatments
- Cultural practices only
- Improve soil drainage
- Organic amendments
- Beneficial microbes
Chemical Treatments
- Not recommended
- Focus on prevention
- Cultural controls only
- Soil management
Cultural Controls
- Improve drainage
- Rotate planting areas
- Reduce watering
- Soil amendments
- Proper spacing
- Clean garden practices
How to Prevent Pea Root Rot
- Proper drainage
- Crop rotation
- Raised beds
- Soil improvement
- Clean practices
- Resistant varieties
Recommended Fertilizers for Pea Root Rot
- Not needed - cultural issue
- Focus on drainage
- Soil improvement
- Root health