Composting Contaminated Carrots
In article , Nick Maclaren
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In article ],
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.
Yes - both Flyaway and Sytan.
| 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.
Excellent - thanks for your reassurance.
This year I might grow them under fleece.
Bit of a clat though ... no weeding etc.
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Chris
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