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richy

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carrot fly?
« on: September 28, 2011, 16:14 »
I think all my carrots have been hit by the carrot fly, ive got little black holes alover them and ive found some maggots in some of them :mad:

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Re: carrot fly?
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2011, 16:17 »
Unlucky - were there many?

I lost a few of my main lot, but managed to cut / peel off the affected bits on some and ended up with a few bags of diced carrot in the freezer.

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Re: carrot fly?
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2011, 16:27 »
Definitely carrot fly.

Fleece/Enviromesh next year, then!
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: carrot fly?
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2011, 17:24 »
I know how you feel  :( :( :(
I foolishly thought I could get away with it.....................

....................... wrong!!!!!!!
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Re: carrot fly?
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2011, 18:33 »
Bit of a *, i will be using enviromesh next year, i would say theres about a couple hundred weight go to ruin so im abit peed off.
Live and learn.

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Re: carrot fly?
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2011, 19:23 »
That's the spirit Richy  :D

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Re: carrot fly?
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2011, 00:31 »
I environmeshed but got terrible slug damage from those little black ones you can't see and that ignore blue pellets.

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Re: carrot fly?
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2011, 07:59 »
Maybe you could incorporate a few pellets into the ground as this is where those black ones lurk :ohmy:

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Re: carrot fly?
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2011, 08:05 »
or water with Slug Clear  :)

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Re: carrot fly?
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2011, 08:19 »
I have found that Envoirmesh is too warm for carrots, lots of top growth at the expence of roots. I use a 2ft barrier and plant a row of spring onions all around the inside of the barrier. I always harvest in the evening, when there is less chance of the fly being around and I give the spring onion leaves a good squeese to mask the smell of the carrots.
Seems to do the trick for me!!
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