pea plants turning yellow

My pea plants (purple podded and alderman) are all turning yellow and dying. Is this supposed to happen just now?

 

Although my peas are not this variety they are also yellowing and dying back at the moment. I've taken most of the pods off and frozen the peas for later use.

 

My earliest sowing (early March in tubes in GH)is also turning yellow. The end of April and end of May sowings are still looking fresh. Could be your peas have run their course Sawfish.

Celia, last year we just left the peas on the vines until the vines were dead and then picked, dried and bottled them. Great for pea and ham soup!

 

Sawfish.Our peas are doing exactly the same.We managed 2 pickings before we went away and our friends picked 2 more lots.When we came back they had almost gone over.The foliage had gone yellow and are now dying off ready to be pulled up and put on the compost heap.
They have probably done what DaveW says and just run their course

Ours were Orogon Sugar Pod,the sort where you eat the whole pod.

Kandyfloss

 

Kandyfloss - Don't pull them up, chop them off at the base. Leave the roots in-situ or dig them in as they, like bean roots, will be rich in nitrogen.

 

Ok Thanks for that Dave W.It has been a few years since we had any peas,so forgot they are Legumes and would Nitrogen back into the soil.

Because I am into composting,I seem to feel the need to recycle everything into the bin

Thanks Kandy

 

Mines gone all peelywhallie and pethetical like wot yours have, and hant ardly had no peas to speak of, bloomin disaster just more stuff for the compost heap I say