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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: gwynnethmary on April 12, 2010, 07:50:12

Title: carrot fly and green mesh cloche from Wilkinsons
Post by: gwynnethmary on April 12, 2010, 07:50:12
have never grown carrots before, so how big are carrot fly please?  Will a green mesh cloche from Wilkinsons be sufficient for protection or are the holes in it big enough to let the flies through?
Title: Re: carrot fly and green mesh cloche from Wilkinsons
Post by: shirlton on April 12, 2010, 08:01:44
The density of the mesh looks ok but the size is a bit of a problem. Our carrots can grow anything up to 18" at the least. They will grow with stunted leaves but we prefer to give them a bit of room. We use enviromesh but the green builders stuff is just as good