It’s been a crazy weather summer, hasn’t it?
We finally got some much needed rain, just over an inch yesterday, which was more than they expected but I was praying for. Thank you, God.
Another couple questions on saving pea seeds.
Should the pods on the plant be completely dry? Mine are mostly beige but the pods feel leathery. Also, some of the plants look diseased with what I’m guessing is black spot, So I’m going to want to pull those up and just cut my losses with those plant’s seeds I guess, unless the seeds can still mature on the vines even pulled up. If that’s the case, I can put the pulled up plants under a roof and let them finish curing naturally like that.
Just leave your peas on the vine until they are dry and crispy - just as you would for drying beans. If you want the space for something else though, pull the vines or just the pods and put them in an open cardboard box, or a mesh bag so that they continue to dry on their own before you shell them. Air circulation is the key when you do that.
I don’t think the black spot will effect the pea seed. That disease needs moist plant tissue to grow on, not the seeds themselves.