[johnjsdb]

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?

[mumofstig]

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

[johnjsdb]

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

[solway cropper]

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!