carrot root fly

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fastmonkey85

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carrot root fly
« on: October 09, 2011, 18:13 »
I have a unusual problem. I have suffered on the plot this year with carrot root fly. In previous years I have used enviromesh to keep them at bay. But this year being in a national trust walled garden they did not want to put up the white sheet and have the whole garden look like a campsite of tents.

Also being organic they do not want me to use any pesticides.

If there are any other organic methods then please help

Many thanks in advance Alex

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Re: carrot root fly
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2011, 18:38 »
why not ask them, the National Trust people, how they suggest you manage to grow carrots without environmesh  :dry:

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Re: carrot root fly
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2011, 19:02 »


You could try beige net curtaining, which does not show up so much
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Re: carrot root fly
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2011, 19:07 »
They never use it and never have any problems. Their carrots are not far from mine so I can't understand why mine are affected and theirs are not

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Re: carrot root fly
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2011, 19:07 »
How good are the fly resistant varieties?  Anyone know?
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Re: carrot root fly
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2011, 19:11 »
They never use it and never have any problems. Their carrots are not far from mine so I can't understand why mine are affected and theirs are not
That's why you need to ask them how they do it, if they've perfected a method  :unsure:

Then you can let us all know how to do it  :D


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