Carrot Fly living in soil over winter?

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Cheshire Phill

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Carrot Fly living in soil over winter?
« on: February 24, 2011, 22:15 »
I got carrot fly in a half-barrel of carrots last season.

Dare I use the soil from the barrel this season in a parsnip trench, as it is a nice light, sandy mixture, or could it have fly larvae in it? Reading up suggests over-wintering by fly and then they "emerge from the soil"...

If I do use it, I don't want fly emerging from the soil UNDERNEATH this years purchased Environmesh...would rather defeat the object...

Should I bin, treat or what?...

Phill  >:(

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Re: Carrot Fly living in soil over winter?
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 22:37 »
I would rotate the soil rather than the crop in this situation (dig some fresh soil out from where you are not going to be growing carrots or parsnips this year and replace it with the possibly infested soil.) You may of course have to sieve/add sand to get the mixture you want, but you can't just throw valuable soil away.   :ohmy:
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