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Growing carrots for the first time and have just thinned them out, do I still need to protect them with netting?
FYI they are in pots.
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I leave mine on all the time. I would definitely net after thinning as they apparently have very good scent and will detect the crushed leaves/stems from some distance.
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(31-05-2021, 10:58 AM)mcdood Wrote: I leave mine on all the time. I would definitely net after thinning as they apparently have very good scent and will detect the crushed leaves/stems from some distance. Ok cheers Dood
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31-05-2021, 02:45 PM
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(31-05-2021, 02:45 PM)Bren Wrote: Danny here’s how I net my carrots.
https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.p...42#pid5442 Hi Bren
Yes thank you I followed your guidance on this thread when I originally netted them. I have now thinned them and raised the height on the netting
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I grow carrots on pots and don’t net them. Last year I grew them on a raised area about two feet high and add to that the height of the pot. Worked well and kept the carrot fly off. Carrot fly are weak fliers and can’t make more that about two feet in height. Netting is a pfaff when watering. Sown some in the ground this year, variety Flyaway and alternated the rows with leeks. It might keep the leek moth off as well.
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(31-05-2021, 05:07 PM)Roitelet Wrote: I grow carrots on pots and don’t net them. Last year I grew them on a raised area about two feet high and add to that the height of the pot. Worked well and kept the carrot fly off. Carrot fly are weak fliers and can’t make more that about two feet in height. Netting is a pfaff when watering. Sown some in the ground this year, variety Flyaway and alternated the rows with leeks. It might keep the leek moth off as well. oh ok thanks Roitelet
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