Peter James wrote:
This year in my allotment I have again suffered with carrott fly.

I've tried a lot of the growing methods by growing under fleece,
planting altenate rows with other plants, jeyes fluid watered on the
crop and this year covering with grass clippings.

Nothing seems to work, and to add embarrassment to dismal failure last
night, whilst watering the plot my wife tripped and fell over and into
the fleece covered carrot rows. She caused quite extensive damage for
such a small woman! The damage caused gave us the opportunity to
check the crop only to find, yes you guessed, carrot fly.

So next year I guess the only alternative will be a raised covered bed
or no carrotts. At 76 I really don't fancy making a raised bed with
all the hassle of transporting earth in a wheel barrow.

So, my plea is this. Is there any product on the market that can be
used to deter this little beast. Years ago I used "Bromophos" and
that worked so well the EEC banned it.

Does anyone on the group use any other product with any degree of
success?

Peter

For years I've planted mine in boxes fixed onto the garden fence 4 foot up
off the ground - and never had a problem with the blighters. The growing
compost is changed every year, so no need to rotate the planting sequence
with other stuff I grow by the same method - and I'm not too far behind you
in age.