"Peter James" wrote in message
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I put in a row of fly resistant carrots from Unwins, variety "Flyaway"
back in June and started to lift them this month.
Alas, every one is affected by carrot fly and some very badly. It
hardly seems worth the expense if this is the result. The seeds cost
about 3 times the cost of ordinary carrot seed, and for what.

Has anyone else on the NG tried this type out before, and with what
results.

Yes, and with the same results as you. I think "resistant" means "slightly
resistant, if you're lucky". A bit like the thornless gooseberries (Pax)
that we bought, only to find out later that the small print said "almost
thornless" A couple of seasons on, and they're just as spiky as any other.
But I digress.

The best results we have had with carrots has been by growing the first
sowings in pots at home rather than on the allotment, and not sowing the
main ones until late May.

Steve