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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: richy on September 28, 2011, 16:14

Title: carrot fly?
Post by: richy 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:

Title: Re: carrot fly?
Post by: Robert_S 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.

Title: Re: carrot fly?
Post by: DD. on September 28, 2011, 16:27

Definitely carrot fly.

Fleece/Enviromesh next year, then!

Title: Re: carrot fly?
Post by: sunshineband on September 28, 2011, 17:24

I know how you feel  :( :( :(
I foolishly thought I could get away with it.....................

....................... wrong!!!!!!!

Title: Re: carrot fly?
Post by: richy 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.

Title: Re: carrot fly?
Post by: sunshineband on September 28, 2011, 19:23

That's the spirit Richy  :D

Title: Re: carrot fly?
Post by: viettaclark 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.

Title: Re: carrot fly?
Post by: sunshineband 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:

Title: Re: carrot fly?
Post by: mumofstig on September 29, 2011, 08:05

or water with Slug Clear  :)

Title: Re: carrot fly?
Post by: lacewing 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!!