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| I planted some "Little Marvel" peas in my garden a while back. I
planted them
| in a raised garden. The garden box is 1 foot deep and filled with a
mix of
| turkey manure and loam. I don't know the ratio; I just bought the
Planter's
| Mix. They grew really, really well for a little while. Some of the
plants
| climbed as high as 2 1/2 feet in a short time. Then I noticed that
the leaves
| at the bottom of the plants started turning brown around the edges.
This
| contiued on all plants, working its way up the plant. The plants are
now
| almost completely dead. Several of them had even started to bear
fruit. What
| could have caused this. My other plants (except lettuce, but that a
diffrent
| story) are doing fine. Could it be that the soil was just to rich
for the peas?
| Too high in nitrogen or something?
|

The weather got too hot for them too soon?