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Bill Grey wrote:

I think that I am going to give up and fleece my carrots, but I
can't find a reasonable source of small hoops. Does anyone know
of one, or shall I need to get some heavy gauge wire and make
them myself?

Hi Nick, have you thought of ring-fencing your carrot plot with a low
"fence"made of shading material about 2 ft high supported by short bamboo
sticks. This should keep out the carrot fly on its approach to demolish
your carrots. Might be easier than hoops.

It might be, but I am pretty sure that it won't be. I have tried
that sort of thing before, for other purposes, and it's a real pain
without very solid end posts and cord holding the top of the fabric.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.