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Old 15-02-2007, 10:09 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default Composting Contaminated Carrots


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Chris ] writes:
| Every year my carrots have carrot root fly.
| The ones I'm digging at the moment have to have about 30% cut out and
| thrown away.

Are you growing a resistant variety? I find that doing so reduces that
to about 5%, which is acceptable.

| I have been composting the waste - and suddenly wondered if that is OK.
| Would that perpetuate the problem?

It's fine. No, it won't.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.