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Carrots - my experiment
I have had the dreaded fly from year 1 of my venture into growing veg, year
2 was the same and it nearly put me off growing the things. Year 3(last year) I made a timber frame and covered it with pvc around, not the top as water will not get through. I had no fly and someone here suggested that it might be because the fly and its larvae died during winter. I tested this year. I sowed seeds in the frame and a few in open ground. The carrots in the frame are perfect whereas the ones in open ground are riddled with the thing. To me this is case proven though when I first heard of the barrier method I was very sceptical.(Isuppose some wiseass is going to make a joke about barrier method) It's a faff and expensive making the frame but a carrot fresh out of the ground is something to write home about, and the frame will last a few years? Baz |
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Carrots - my experiment
On Jul 21, 5:36*pm, Baz wrote:
I have had the dreaded fly from year 1 of my venture into growing veg, year 2 was the same and it nearly put me off growing the things. Year 3(last year) I made a timber frame and covered it with pvc around, not the top as water will not get through. I had no fly and someone here suggested that it might be because the fly and its larvae died during winter. I tested this year. I sowed seeds in the frame and a few in open ground. The carrots in the frame are perfect whereas the ones in open ground are riddled with the thing. To me this is case proven though when I first heard of the barrier method I was very sceptical.(Isuppose some wiseass is going to make a joke about barrier method) It's a faff and expensive making the frame but a carrot fresh out of the ground is something to write home about, and the frame will last a few years? Baz * You might try sowing very thinly and not thinning the seedlings. The theory is that the smell when you pull them up attracts the carrot flies. Seems to work for me. |
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Carrots - my experiment
On Jul 21, 6:41*pm, harry wrote:
On Jul 21, 5:36*pm, Baz wrote: I have had the dreaded fly from year 1 of my venture into growing veg, year 2 was the same and it nearly put me off growing the things. Year 3(last year) I made a timber frame and covered it with pvc around, not the top as water will not get through. I had no fly and someone here suggested that it might be because the fly and its larvae died during winter. I tested this year. I sowed seeds in the frame and a few in open ground. The carrots in the frame are perfect whereas the ones in open ground are riddled with the thing. To me this is case proven though when I first heard of the barrier method I was very sceptical.(Isuppose some wiseass is going to make a joke about barrier method) It's a faff and expensive making the frame but a carrot fresh out of the ground is something to write home about, and the frame will last a few years? Baz * You might try sowing very thinly and *not thinning the seedlings. The theory is that the smell when you pull them up attracts the carrot flies. Seems to work for me.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - "They" also say thet carrot root fly are active when Cow parsley is in flower. |
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Carrots - my experiment
"Baz" wrote in message ... I have had the dreaded fly from year 1 of my venture into growing veg, year 2 was the same and it nearly put me off growing the things. Year 3(last year) I made a timber frame and covered it with pvc around, not the top as water will not get through. I had no fly and someone here suggested that it might be because the fly and its larvae died during winter. I tested this year. I sowed seeds in the frame and a few in open ground. The carrots in the frame are perfect whereas the ones in open ground are riddled with the thing. To me this is case proven though when I first heard of the barrier method I was very sceptical.(Isuppose some wiseass is going to make a joke about barrier method) It's a faff and expensive making the frame but a carrot fresh out of the ground is something to write home about, and the frame will last a few years? Baz A large "Country " House not far from me has turned to commercial veg gardening to help make ends meet. We visited the gardens and the owner had a section put to carrots. the Plot was surrounded with a plant (can't rememer the name) which grew to about 18 ins tall. This we were told kept the carrot fly away as the fly likes to approach the plants near the ground. To me this sounded bizarrebut apparently it works. This might explain why the polythene screen round your carrots prevented the fly getting to your carrots. Don't laugh - just throw pennies :-) Bill |
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Carrots - my experiment
harry wrote in
: You might try sowing very thinly and not thinning the seedlings. The theory is that the smell when you pull them up attracts the carrot flies. Seems to work for me. harry, I have sowed them as thinly as possible in both cases and have not thinned out any of them. Baz |
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Carrots - my experiment
"Baz" wrote in message ... snippy I just use pea sticks at 3ft intervals, then run kitchen cling film around the area, taping to the sticks. Works fine Pete C |
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Carrots - my experiment
"Pete C" wrote in
: "Baz" wrote in message ... snippy I just use pea sticks at 3ft intervals, then run kitchen cling film around the area, taping to the sticks. Works fine Pete C Good idea, I'll pass it on. Baz |
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Carrots - my experiment
On Jul 23, 4:54*am, Baz wrote:
"Pete C" wrote : "Baz" wrote in message ... snippy I just use pea sticks at 3ft intervals, then run kitchen cling film around the area, taping to the sticks. Works fine Pete C Good idea, I'll pass it on. Baz I have been told that planting carrots near onions or planting marigolds near to your carrots are also supposed to put the carrot fly off. |
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