Quite often, summer residents encounter an uninvited guest in their gardens – the carrot fly.
If you don’t drive away the pest, it risks damaging the crops and leaving the gardener without a harvest.
What to do? Effective means will come to the rescue. The expert of the portal "MOS SMI", scientist agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh will tell you more about them.
Marigold
Bright yellow marigolds are not only a wonderful decoration for your garden plot, but also an aid in the fight against carrot flies.
The smell of these flowers will repel the pest, so the carrots will be protected.
Tobacco dust
Another effective remedy is tobacco dust. If you sprinkle it near the beds, the carrot fly will not want to appear in this place.
Ash
Adding ash can also help get rid of the pest. You just need to sprinkle it in problem areas - you will like the result!
By using these methods, you will forget about the carrot fly.
Earlier we reported on growing sweet watermelons in the country .
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
