carrot fly

[Lottiman]

Carrot root fly again this year. Grrr.  No options left now other than to fleece this means war. >:(

[Lottiman]

[davyw1]

rather like closing the barn door after the horse has legged it

[caroline7758]

Or sow at height (over 2ft)-I use dustbins.

[grannyjanny]

Do carrots need covering as soon as they are sown?

[Lottiman]

I have two more rows sown not up yet will fleece these. Others going on bonfire!

[goodlife]

When I thin my carrots I chop some chives around so the carrotfly cannot smell the carrots..and I only lift the mesh up small portions at the time..no open doors or invitations.. ::)..don't know if it really works does make me feel more secure about my carrots....but cannot complain..it's either the mesh or both but I rarely suffer with those little blighters anymore..
Without mesh..no chance..

[goodlife]

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Do carrots need covering as soon as they are sown?

No they don't..but I do..I'm not going to give birds a chance to get my seeds or cats to mess my rows..so I put cover on straight away and hope best that nothing is going to disturb them... ;)

[Jeannine]

I got the best carrots in an old deep cucumber frame 1/3 filled up ,so the carrotts had a wall around them and soft soil to. I could put the lid on if need be and that did well in the winter.

XX Jeannine

[Lottiman]

Thankyou all for your replys and tricks of the trade.