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!
fleece, 1.00 from poundland, stops them completely ;D
Ta! :D
My way;
(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Carrot%20fly/Carrot%20fly%20protection.jpg)
Plus as I mentioned in the brassica thread ....Armillatox
summat similar ;D
Quote from: manicscousers on March 19, 2008, 16:58:00
fleece, 1.00 from poundland, stops them completely ;D
Slugs love it though.
or grow them in pots. Off the ground of you can
the slugs on here love everything ;D
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)
Old plain net curtains. The plain close woven type with no decorative borders, dead cheap from charity shops