[Salmo]

Carrot fly? Do 2 ft barriers really work or do I need to continue with total mesh cover? Any clever designs or different materials for barriers?

[Celtic Eagle]

Total mesh cover the only sure way.  Where the story of 'em only flying 2' has come from I don't know but a lot of experts ore now doubting it

[upthetump]

I planteg early nantes II and autumn king in 3' high barrels for the first time last year. There wasn't a mark on them. In previous years I grew them in the ground and they were riddled by flt? luck perhaps?

[peterjf]

CARROT FLIES FLY  TO THE CONTURES OF THE SOIL , ALLWAYS PLANT A FEW MARRIGOLDS AROUND YOUR CARROTS AS COMPANION PLANTS ,

[Snap Dragon]

I got hold of an old bath to try carrots in this year (for the height and cos I can't grow them in my clay soil!!!)

Can I drape some fine net curtain over the top of the bath - supported by some canes so as not to crush the leaves - for extra protection?

[Aidy]

No. I tried growing mine in baths sat on pallets and they still got em, and yes I blocked the plug hole and overflow. As Celtic says, cover them.

[suesowsseed]

Hi,

I planted carrots in my raised flower beds last year amongst other plants and they were great.  I also grew some in the ground but the raised bed ones were much better, no carrot fly at all

[gaz.grace]

does planting onions with carrots keep the flys away ?? i have heard loads of peeps saying so but i dont know ..?

[galen]

I've heard onions can keep them away... Then again I've heard they don't  Usual gardeners reply I suppose.

Incidently here is a useful Carrot website, I've forgotten who I got the link from but it was from someone on this site (richyrich7  )

http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/index.html

[Ice]

Surely the wind would blow them all over the place including up in the air.

[cousdude]

what size mesh will do? I got some scaffolding net, is gonna work or are the * smaller than that?

[Alfie]

I remember a bit on Gardeners Question Time where some expert said that a carrot Fly can smell a carrot up to 7 miles away 

[shaun]

well last year i grew mine next to my dahlias and the fly damage was very very very small,dont know if it was the dahlias or just good luck but i'm doing the same this year.

[Trillium]

Scroll down this link page to Glen's carrot barrier which seemed to work fine for him

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=13570.90

[Celtic Eagle]

You need enviromesh very small will keep everything out