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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: grannyjanny on June 30, 2009, 09:36:55

Title: Carrot fly.
Post by: grannyjanny on June 30, 2009, 09:36:55
When is the best time to lift enviromesh to weed the carrot bed. It's got horsetail & bindweed growing through them. Will it be better to just snip the tops off because if I pull the MT it will pull up a load of carrots?
Title: Re: Carrot fly.
Post by: saddad on June 30, 2009, 09:39:07
Damp evenings. Yes just remove the tops... the more soil you disturb the more fly will be attracted by the bruised carrots...  :-X
Title: Re: Carrot fly.
Post by: Mr Smith on June 30, 2009, 13:39:42
This year I planted two varieties of carrots one a short stumpy variety(can't remember the name ) the other being a 'Nantes F1' between the rows I planted several chives we  have not seen any sign of carrot fly, the carrots are absolutely perfect and deliciousssssss, :)