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G'day all.

I've found that over the last few days the snow peas and to some extent the broad beans have all their leaves looking droopy.

Looks like leaves on a plant that needs drink during summer, you know?
They don't have that crispness, but they're not actually hanging completely limp.

The celery, parsley and a few other herbs are looking 100% fine.

Any ideas?

The tank could probably do with a top up, but apart from that nothings really changed. I've really gotta go get another test kit test tube!

how is the air temp there now Steve? is it warming up?

snow peas like lime/dolamite if there is a defficentcy the 'delecate' ones will tell you what they need/don't need!
I am getting that we have more indicators with the types of plants grown
in the systems we have.
Not just the fish.

Jaymie
Air temp ATM is 20C
Water temp is 14C

C1
Is the the the associated PH with the line dolomite or the calcium / magnesium that they like?

At this point I would have to give an unequivical don't know!
Seriously I believe so.
Gone for 2 hrs will be interested to see what other have to say.

Following on from your idea C1, i did some research.

Ideal PH is from 6.0 to 7.0
Magnesium requirement seem quite high hence maybe the dolomite (a carbonate mineral with the chemical formula of CaMg(CO3)2)

but then the Mg def. would show up as yellowing veins?

does anyone know if 20C air temp will make the snowpeas a bit droopy?

I know what your talking about I think Steve, sometimes my silverbeet does a similar thing, quite cool day yet it gets very droopy as though there is a severe lack of water, even though there's lots of water.. But sorry can;t help with why it might be that your peas are doing it..

There are a couple of pests and diseases for snow peas listed here, none for droopiness tho

http://www.cdcg.org/factSheets/peas.pdf

I keep getting spam emails that claim to help droopiness. Next time I get one I will forward it on to you Steve.

My silverbeet is droopy today, yet quite a mild day. Might be the same thing as you are saying EB.

thanx guys, on inspecting the leaves they did have some yellowy viens, not related to the drooping, but i chucked in a very small handfull of epsom salt, magnesium sulphate anyway.

Steve, I wonder with our slightly warmer, sunnier weather this week, if salt inhibiting moisture uptake/excretion could be an issue?

I am noticing much more water being used by now maturing brassics. If u have a bit of residual salt in ur system, perhaps the bigger plants can't quite take in water quick enough or emit the salt quick enough to maintain good plant rigidity. Just a thought with no science basis on my part at all.

Steve do the peas look better later in the day?
or first thing in the morning?

I bet they stand up on end early in the morning.

A pea is a pea no mater what time i prefer mine at night [ neighbors cant see]