Topic: carrott fly?

[jordsbabe]

I have done the worst thing in the world, I tried to search the internet for information on carrott flies, and now i'm totally confused! lol! I read that if I pull the larger tops (to encourage root growth) that it can encourage carrott fly from miles around! Any advice much appreciated!

Thank you in advance x

[amphibian]

Personally I only grow carrots in autumn, avoids the problem all together.

[saddad]

Or under fleece... they do like the smell of carott foilage bruised by handling on a warm evening... so you should be totally safe this year!!!  ;D

[jordsbabe]

This is my first year of growing anything! So when I got my greenhouse, very kindly given to me by my Mother in law, i got a bit too excited and went out and bought supermarket seeds, and planted everything! LOL! I now know that i need to do a bit more research and buy more pots! My Green Beans are doing very well, and so are my toms (i think) The carrotts are growing well in the tubs, i did post on here to see if you could grow them in tubs and the responce was a yes! However they are still stuck in my greenhouse as i am unsure as to bring them outside or not!

[amphibian]

If they're in tubs, put the tubs somewhere high, apparently the carrot fly can only fly low.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

my tubs are about 3ft off the ground. Just noticed a small attack on a couple of carrots in the last few weeks

[jo9919]

If they're in tubs, put the tubs somewhere high, apparently the carrot fly can only fly low.

I second this.

That's the beauty of growing in pots, you can move them around accordingly.

Jo.

[Amazin]

I've had no problems whatsoever with carrot fly so far this season.

However, if the carrots germinate...

 ;D

[star]

Ive put cut up bits of onion or garlic (the ends we dont eat) and when I chop down the chives. I snip them along the carrot rows......seems to help.