After so many years with carrot fly, and having read up about putting a
polythene barrier 2 feet high, we thought lets give it a try.
The resulting carrots have no evidence of fly damage AT ALL.
The varieties sown were Early Nantes and Autumn King, all sown at the same
time in a very cold day in March this year.
The earlies are only finger size, even now, but the Autumn King are so
good, we were pulling them well before the earlies.
If size matters, the AK's are huge and the earlies are now just right for
earlies ie: finger size.

All said, the barrier method has worked (this year) and we have our fingers
crossed for next year.

Anyone have similars?

Baz

On 4 Oct, 16:54, Baz wrote:
After so many years with carrot fly, and having read up about putting a
polythene barrier 2 feet high, we thought lets give it a try.
The resulting carrots have no evidence of fly damage AT ALL.
The varieties sown were Early Nantes and Autumn King, all sown at the same
time in a very cold day in March this year.
The earlies are only finger size, even now, but the Autumn King are so
good, we were pulling them well before the earlies.
If size matters, the AK's are huge and the earlies are now just right for
earlies ie: finger size.

All said, the barrier method has worked (this year) and we have our fingers
crossed for next year.

Anyone have similars?

Baz

I have found that not thinning carrots helps. Theory is that they are
attracted by the smell when you pull them up.

On 04/10/2010 16:54, Baz wrote:
After so many years with carrot fly, and having read up about putting a
polythene barrier 2 feet high, we thought lets give it a try.
The resulting carrots have no evidence of fly damage AT ALL.
The varieties sown were Early Nantes and Autumn King, all sown at the same
time in a very cold day in March this year.
The earlies are only finger size, even now, but the Autumn King are so
good, we were pulling them well before the earlies.
If size matters, the AK's are huge and the earlies are now just right for
earlies ie: finger size.

All said, the barrier method has worked (this year) and we have our fingers
crossed for next year.

Anyone have similars?

Baz



I grew same varieties as you but didn't put up any barrier against
carrot fly. But no damage at all !!

Mind you I don't do any thinning during the year so maybe that helps. Or
maybe it was a bad year for carrot fly.

Ed

On 4 Oct, 16:54, Baz wrote:
After so many years with carrot fly, and having read up about putting a
polythene barrier 2 feet high, we thought lets give it a try.
The resulting carrots have no evidence of fly damage AT ALL.
The varieties sown were Early Nantes and Autumn King, all sown at the same
time in a very cold day in March this year.
The earlies are only finger size, even now, but the Autumn King are so
good, we were pulling them well before the earlies.
If size matters, the AK's are huge and the earlies are now just right for
earlies ie: finger size.

All said, the barrier method has worked (this year) and we have our fingers
crossed for next year.

Anyone have similars?

Baz

I've never had trouble with carrot fly, mainly because the slugs
usually get there first. However, this year I tried growing them
walled around in a box made of of four floorboards. My intention was
to put a perspex lid on it when the slugs discovered the seedlings.
But they never did, and for the first year in many I have a crop,
albeit rather short ones, presumably due to the dry weather and
despite my watering. The only "thinning out" I did was to move some
seedlings around to fill gaps.

Chris

"Baz" wrote ...
After so many years with carrot fly, and having read up about putting a
polythene barrier 2 feet high, we thought lets give it a try.
The resulting carrots have no evidence of fly damage AT ALL.
The varieties sown were Early Nantes and Autumn King, all sown at the same
time in a very cold day in March this year.
The earlies are only finger size, even now, but the Autumn King are so
good, we were pulling them well before the earlies.
If size matters, the AK's are huge and the earlies are now just right for
earlies ie: finger size.

All said, the barrier method has worked (this year) and we have our
fingers
crossed for next year.

Anyone have similars?

I have not found a barrier works much. Used to grow them surrounded by a
wooden box structure 2 scaffold boards high and that didn't stop them. Then
we grew in an old large water tank with sides nearly 3 ft above ground and
they still got the carrots. This year only one carrot has shown any sign of
root fly so I think it must have been something else that has done the job,
possibly last winter or the dry spring.
Welcome though.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...


"Baz" wrote ...
After so many years with carrot fly, and having read
up about putting a
polythene barrier 2 feet high, we thought lets give
it a try.
The resulting carrots have no evidence of fly damage
AT ALL.
The varieties sown were Early Nantes and Autumn
King, all sown at the same
time in a very cold day in March this year.
The earlies are only finger size, even now, but the
Autumn King are so
good, we were pulling them well before the earlies.
If size matters, the AK's are huge and the earlies
are now just right for
earlies ie: finger size.

All said, the barrier method has worked (this year)
and we have our fingers
crossed for next year.

Anyone have similars?

I have not found a barrier works much. Used to grow
them surrounded by a wooden box structure 2 scaffold
boards high and that didn't stop them. Then we grew
in an old large water tank with sides nearly 3 ft
above ground and they still got the carrots. This
year only one carrot has shown any sign of root fly
so I think it must have been something else that has
done the job, possibly last winter or the dry spring.
Welcome though.


Very little carrot fly damage this year and I grew 3
varieties and thinned to 2 inches apart in early
Summer.
On each side of the carrots I grew onions, shallots and
leaks. First time I've tried 'companion planting' but I
agree with Bob, maybe hard Winter followed by dry
Spring.

On 05/10/2010 11:37, Bertie Doe wrote:

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...


"Baz" wrote ...
After so many years with carrot fly, and having read up about putting a
polythene barrier 2 feet high, we thought lets give it a try.
The resulting carrots have no evidence of fly damage AT ALL.
The varieties sown were Early Nantes and Autumn King, all sown at the
same
time in a very cold day in March this year.
The earlies are only finger size, even now, but the Autumn King are so
good, we were pulling them well before the earlies.
If size matters, the AK's are huge and the earlies are now just right
for
earlies ie: finger size.

All said, the barrier method has worked (this year) and we have our
fingers
crossed for next year.

Anyone have similars?

I have not found a barrier works much. Used to grow them surrounded by
a wooden box structure 2 scaffold boards high and that didn't stop
them. Then we grew in an old large water tank with sides nearly 3 ft
above ground and they still got the carrots. This year only one carrot
has shown any sign of root fly so I think it must have been something
else that has done the job, possibly last winter or the dry spring.
Welcome though.


Very little carrot fly damage this year and I grew 3 varieties and
thinned to 2 inches apart in early Summer.
On each side of the carrots I grew onions, shallots and leaks. First
time I've tried 'companion planting' but I agree with Bob, maybe hard
Winter followed by dry Spring.


I protected mine with fleece, so no carrot fly, however as I did not
thin them, so they are all twisted and deformed from being too close. So
how can I grow them without thinning, or if I do how do I stop the
dreaded carrot fly from attacking while I am thinning?

--
Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire

On 5 Oct, 17:42, Moonraker wrote:
On 05/10/2010 11:37, Bertie Doe wrote:





"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...

"Baz" wrote ...
After so many years with carrot fly, and having read up about putting a
polythene barrier 2 feet high, we thought lets give it a try.
The resulting carrots have no evidence of fly damage AT ALL.
The varieties sown were Early Nantes and Autumn King, all sown at the
same
time in a very cold day in March this year.
The earlies are only finger size, even now, but the Autumn King are so
good, we were pulling them well before the earlies.
If size matters, the AK's are huge and the earlies are now just right
for
earlies ie: finger size.

All said, the barrier method has worked (this year) and we have our
fingers
crossed for next year.

Anyone have similars?

I have not found a barrier works much. Used to grow them surrounded by
a wooden box structure 2 scaffold boards high and that didn't stop
them. Then we grew in an old large water tank with sides nearly 3 ft
above ground and they still got the carrots. This year only one carrot
has shown any sign of root fly so I think it must have been something
else that has done the job, possibly last winter or the dry spring.
Welcome though.

Very little carrot fly damage this year and I grew 3 varieties and
thinned to 2 inches apart in early Summer.
On each side of the carrots I grew onions, shallots and leaks. First
time I've tried 'companion planting' but I agree with Bob, maybe hard
Winter followed by dry Spring.

I protected mine with fleece, so no carrot fly, however as I did not
thin them, so they are all twisted and deformed from being too close. So
how can I grow them without thinning, or if I do how do I stop the
dreaded carrot fly from attacking while I am thinning?

--
Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire- Hide quoted text -

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You are planting the seed too thickly. I always plant my carrot seed
on a bit of sand in the bottom of the drill. It improves drainage/
germination

"Bob Hobden" wrote in
:

I have not found a barrier works much. Used to grow them surrounded by
a wooden box structure 2 scaffold boards high and that didn't stop
them. Then we grew in an old large water tank with sides nearly 3 ft
above ground and they still got the carrots. This year only one carrot
has shown any sign of root fly so I think it must have been something
else that has done the job, possibly last winter or the dry spring.
Welcome though.


Looks like I have been celebrating success a bit premeturely if carrot fly
have had a bad year and nobody seems to have any damage.
Been battling the fly for a few years now and this year is my first
worthwhile harvest.

Baz

On Oct 4, 12:53*pm, harry wrote:
On 4 Oct, 16:54, Baz wrote:





After so many years with carrot fly, and having read up about putting a
polythene barrier 2 feet high, we thought lets give it a try.
The resulting carrots have no evidence of fly damage AT ALL.
The varieties sown were Early Nantes and Autumn King, all sown at the same
time in a very cold day in March this year.
The earlies are only finger size, even now, but the Autumn King are so
good, we were pulling them well before the earlies.
If size matters, the AK's are huge and the earlies are now just right for
earlies ie: finger size.

All said, the barrier method has worked (this year) and we have our fingers
crossed for next year.

Anyone have similars?

Baz

I have found that not thinning carrots helps. *Theory is that they are
attracted by the smell when you pull them up.- Hide quoted text -

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