09-12-2016, 10:10 AM
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Carrot fly
In article ,
Malcolm Ogilvie wrote:
On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 16:39:09 -0000 (UTC), (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
I see that the RHS recommends:
"Sow carrots after late-spring to avoid the first generation of carrot
fly larvae. Harvest
the roots by late-August, before the second generation of larvae emerges."
Thanks. Wonderful. When authorities differ like that, my usual
assumption is that they are likely to be all half-right. So I
need to keep the mesh on until at least mid-winter :-(
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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