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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: johnjsdb on July 13, 2017, 16:41

Title: Powder for growing carrots
Post by: johnjsdb on July 13, 2017, 16:41

Hello
A fellow allotment holder told me that some 25+ years ago he had an allotment and remembers sprinkling some sort of powder on carrot seeds to help germination/growth. He couldn't remember the name of the powder, has anyone heard of this or something similar?

Title: Re: Powder for growing carrots
Post by: mumofstig on July 13, 2017, 17:32

That would be Bromophos against carrot fly  ::)  :ohmy: Not allowed to use it now!

Title: Re: Powder for growing carrots
Post by: johnjsdb on July 14, 2017, 08:00

Thank you for your reply, knew I would get an answer here
Happy digging

Title: Re: Powder for growing carrots
Post by: solway cropper on July 14, 2017, 23:10

Bromophos.....I can remember using that horrible stuff in the 1970's. Those were the days when everything on the plot that wasn't a vegetable was your enemy and had to be destroyed. How things have changed!