Topic: Carrot fly - thou art history

[petemason]

After years of fighting carrot fly to no avail, I think I've finally cracked it with a raised bed and a cover of voile (offcut from material shop). I usually only get about 2 dozen usable carrots but it looks like I've got a decent amount to fill the freezer with

[tim]

I think that it is the raised bed that saved ours this year. I purposely didn't fleece them.

[jennym]

Also helps if you earth them up when foliage is about 4 - 5" high.

[Mrs Ava]

Wow they look fab!  Mine are under fleece so fingers crossed.  Last year, only 50% any good, the rest full of wigglies!

When is the risk past?  I have just sown another large area of carrots, but have no fleece left!  Can it wait until they have germinated, or is it not a problem as autumn approaches?

[wardy]

My fleece blew away - it's probably reached Poland by now, or stuck in hedge on next allotment  ;D  My carrots didn't need it though and were fine thank goodness.         Your carrots look fine PM and I bet you're right chuffed with em  :)