Eco Friendly Wallpaper Paste for Sowing

[mogs]

Received my order today for 100% fungicide free wallpaper paste from Urbane Living (see link below)

Adhesives

Cost me £4 delivered for 100g which makes 5.5 litres of solution, that shgould last a few years. I'm going to try sowing my carrots in it (recommends on the pack to use as an organic sowing medium) to hopefully escape having to thin them and therefore avoid carrot root fly.

Their service was excellent, with the goods being delivered within 24 hours - would certainly recommend them if anyone thinking of doing this with their carrots.

[Two_Sheds]

Good luck, and have fun with it.

The only way to prevent carrot fly is to cover them though. I don't thin my carrots, and I fleece them, but the fly still gets in.

[ixi1456]

talking of carrots (please dont think this is a dumb question) at the moment i am growing some carrots in a 18" pot in the spare rooms upstairs window sill and will carry on growing them in there as there for containers if i carry on and thin them out etc still in the window will i get an attack of the fly as i have been told they only fly about knee hight..sorry if it sounds stupid but i dont know

[Two_Sheds]

if i carry on and thin them out etc still in the window will i get an attack of the fly

I don't think the carrot fly comes indoors - but then I've never heard of anyone growing carrots indoors either

[Alison]

On the basis the window is upstairs you'll be OK from carrot fly anyway as they can't get that high - I think! Let us know how you get on, never tried them inside.