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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: persephone on March 19, 2008, 16:55:18

Title: Carrot time again
Post by: persephone on March 19, 2008, 16:55:18
The time has come to think about how we're going to protect our carrots from carrot fly this year, and we're wondering, has anyone some simple, cheap or foolproof method? We thought of clear plastic rigid sheeting, but this is a bit pricy. I'd love an unnibbled carrot!
Title: Re: Carrot time again
Post by: manicscousers on March 19, 2008, 16:58:00
fleece, 1.00 from poundland, stops them completely  ;D
Title: Re: Carrot time again
Post by: persephone on March 19, 2008, 17:07:10
Ta! :D
Title: Re: Carrot time again
Post by: Tee Gee on March 19, 2008, 17:09:02
My way;

(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Carrot%20fly/Carrot%20fly%20protection.jpg)

Plus as I mentioned in the brassica thread ....Armillatox
Title: Re: Carrot time again
Post by: manicscousers on March 19, 2008, 17:41:05
summat similar  ;D
Title: Re: Carrot time again
Post by: redimp on March 19, 2008, 17:41:36
Quote from: manicscousers on March 19, 2008, 16:58:00
fleece, 1.00 from poundland, stops them completely  ;D
Slugs love it though.
Title: Re: Carrot time again
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on March 19, 2008, 17:45:16
or grow them in pots. Off the ground of you can
Title: Re: Carrot time again
Post by: manicscousers on March 19, 2008, 18:07:10
the slugs on here love everything  ;D
Title: Re: Carrot time again
Post by: davyw1 on March 19, 2008, 20:34:33
My first lot with some radish grown in boxes in the Polly tunnel but will go outside later

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/stumpinsci/Picture008-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Carrot time again
Post by: star on March 19, 2008, 21:35:41
Old plain net curtains. The plain close woven type with no decorative borders, dead cheap from charity shops