[muddifoot]

did you know that putting little pieces of mirror (broken small bits) in between your carrots will kill carrot fly-  they dive into it thinking they will mate and this kills them dead when they hit the mirror

[Wildeone]

It's April the 9th not the 1st!      

 

[purplebean]

For a minute I thought someone wanted to swap some carrot fly  :o

[muddifoot]

sorry folks-- it's true -true-true carrot flys think they see other carrot flys in the mirror and they dive at the mirror and kill themselves.  also look at henry's garden hints and tips --he agrees and says the same thing-even though everyone doubts it it works,  muddifoot  :

[jack russell]

no thanks just raise them up high   got enough broken glass on my plot already thanks

[Teen76]

Not heard about that one before Muddifoot but always interested in alternatives to chemicals!  Thanks for the info.  

[richyrich7]

Yep MKH has mentioned that one before good tip may try it myself next year.

I'm moving your thread to the "grow your own" section  

[shaun]

sow thinly and dont thin them out,werks for me

[penance]

sorry folks-- it's true -true-true carrot flys think they see other carrot flys in the mirror and they dive at the mirror and kill themselves.  

I would love to see supporting evidence for that.

[richyrich7]

sorry folks-- it's true -true-true carrot flys think they see other carrot flys in the mirror and they dive at the mirror and kill themselves.  

I would love to see supporting evidence for that.

Little dead bodies  

[CZ Silhouette]

I grow my carrots inbetween onions & leeks. Apparently they don't like the smell or can't smell the carrots, cant remember which :?  Anyway it worked last year so am doing the same this year.