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Southern Pea Mosaic Virus: Learn About Mosaic Virus Of Southern Pea Plants

By Amy Grant

Southern peas may be afflicted by a number of diseases, like southern pea mosaic virus. What are the symptoms of mosaic virus of southern peas? Learn how to identify southern peas with mosaic virus and control the virus in this article.

Burnt Southern Pea Leaves: Treating Southern Peas With Burnt Leaves

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Since the vegetables thrive in high heat regions, the cause of leaf burn on southern peas is rarely sunscald. Some investigation into the most common causes of leaf burn can help diagnose and treat the condition. Click here for more info on southern pea leaf burn.

Cowpea Curculio Management – Information About Cowpea Curculio Damage

By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)

Though the fast-maturing plants require minimal care, some pests could drastically impact cowpea yields. Knowing the signs of one such nuisance, cowpea curculio, will ensure that gardeners are better able to manage damage done to their plantings. This article will help.

Southern Pea Cotton Root Rot – Treating Texas Root Rot Of Cowpeas

By Teo Spengler

Are you growing cowpeas or southern peas? If so, you'll want to know about Phymatotrichum root rot, also known as cotton root rot. For information about cowpea cotton root rot and its control, this article will help.

Southern Pea Root Knot Nematode: Managing Root Knot Nematodes On Southern Peas

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Southern peas with root-knot nematodes can suffer in multiple ways. The pathogen can damage the plants enough to reduce the harvest, but it can also make your peas vulnerable to other infections, including fungal and bacterial diseases. Learn more here.

Southern Pea Pod Blight Control: Treating Pod Blight On Southern Peas

By Amy Grant

Southern peas seem to have a different name depending on what section of the country they're grown. Whether you call them cowpeas, field peas, crowder peas, or black-eyed peas, they are all susceptible to wet rot. Learn more in this article.

Cowpea Curly Top Virus – Learn To Manage Southern Peas With Curly Top Virus

By Mary Ellen Ellis

Southern pea curly top virus can leave your pea crop damaged if you don?t manage it. Transmitted by an insect, this virus attacks several types of garden vegetables and in southern pea or cowpeas, it can severely limit the year?s harvest. Learn more in this article.

Cowpea Leaf Spot Diseases: Managing Southern Peas With Leaf Spots

By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer

Leaf spots of cowpea, which can also affect lima beans and other legumes, causes significant crop loss in the southern United States. However, the fungus isn?t limited to the southern states and can also occur in other areas. Learn more here.

Southern Pea Powdery Mildew Control – Treating Southern Peas With Powdery Mildew

By Amy Grant

It is important to recognize the symptoms of southern peas with powdery mildew in order to come up with a management plan before the problem becomes too severe. The following article contains information regarding southern pea powdery mildew control.

What Are Field Peas: Growing Different Types Of Field Peas

By Amy Grant

Black-eyed peas are just one of the more common field pea varieties but by no means are they the only variety. How many different types of field peas are there? Click this article to find out about growing field peas and information on field pea varieties.

Southern Pea Rust Disease : Learn About Treating Rust In Cowpeas

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Brown pods, speckled leaves and reduced edible yield. What have you got? It may be a case of southern pea rust disease. Rust on southern peas is a common occurrence which hits both commercial and homegrown crops. Learn more about it in this article.

Young Southern Pea Problems: Learn About Cowpea Seedling Diseases

By Liz Baessler

Southern peas, often also called cowpeas or black-eyed peas, are tasty legumes that are grown both as animal forage and for human consumption, usually dried. Learn more about recognizing diseases of young cowpeas and how to treat cowpea seedling diseases here.

Blights Of Southern Peas: Managing Southern Peas With Blight

By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist

Diseases that can affect southern peas are primarily fungal or bacterial. Among these are several blights, with southern pea blight being most common. Identifying the disease when early and practicing good cultural methods can help prevent losses. Learn more here.

What Causes Wilt In Southern Peas – How To Treat Southern Peas With Wilt

By Amy Grant

Southern peas, or cowpeas, are also sometimes referred to as black-eyed peas or crowder peas. With cultivation comes an increase in the incidence of southern peas with wilt. What is southern pea wilt and what causes wilt in southern peas? Click here to learn more.

How To Harvest Black-Eyed Peas – Tips For Picking Black Eyed Peas

By Amy Grant

Whether you call them southern peas, crowder peas, field peas, or more commonly black eyed peas, if you?re growing this heat-loving crop, you need to know when to pick and how to harvest black eyed peas. This article will help with that.

Black-Eyed Peas Plant Care: Growing Black-Eyed Peas In The Garden

By Becca Badgett, Co-author of How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden

The black-eyed peas plant is a popular crop in the summer garden. Growing black-eyed peas in the garden is an easy and rewarding task, simple enough for the beginning gardener. This article will help get you started.

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