[Sue32]

I don't know teh season for  the carrot flies - is it safe yet, I still have some carrots in teh ground.

[zazen999]

No - they aren't safe! All mine got wiped out this time last year as they all head for cover from the cold.

[peapod]

Its always wise to cover, even if the 'season' is over they can still hit you for a blinder

[viettaclark]

Silly question perhaps but how do you know if you've got carrot fly?

[DD.]

Small black tunnels in the carrot. It's actually the carrot fly larvae.

[viettaclark]

So I won't kow, DD until I pull them? I've got a couple of rows I put in late (Autumn King)and they're  only 6" high and I haven't thinned them yet. Should I pull one to see?

[Ropster]

the carrot leaves tend to go yellow if you have the fly so that may be a sign to look for

[DD.]

So I won't kow, DD until I pull them? I've got a couple of rows I put in late (Autumn King)and they're  only 6" high and I haven't thinned them yet. Should I pull one to see?

By all means have a look, to be honest, they're not going to grow much more, maybe a little, but not a lot!

[DD.]

the carrot leaves tend to go yellow if you have the fly so that may be a sign to look for

Not necessarily the case. On the first year on my current plot, I skipped 6 barrow loads of carrots that were outwardly very healthy.

[viettaclark]

Is it worth cloching them to get more growth or should I just whip them out and plant something else? They are still tiny. Gardeners' World planted Autumn King at the same time I did so I assumed I'd get something!!!

[themoog]

Damn, I was also hoping that they'd gone. My cat keeps leaping off the fence and belly-flopping onto my carrot fleece, she's torn 3 pieces in as many months  !

[strangerachael]

Oops - I removed my (not very) carrot-fly-proof fence the other day thinking they'd be well over and done with. Not going to put it back on though - such a kerfuffle. Fingers firmly crossed.