No Cinda, they don't eat the leaves but the larvae do infect the carots.
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advices...
http://www.weekendgardener.net...

I think the method Caroline is using is wise and effective to confuse them, so preventing having to use harmful pesticides.

I haven't grown carrots here in several years , now I have to ...just to see
I am the curious type

Delayed timing helps, I think. If I start my carrots later than normal I usually don't have a lot of damage. I suppose using a brand new soil mix would help too, but I haven't been prepared to go that far yet.

Late to the group.

Love it!

It is fragrant. Great garden plant, great cut flower, and when the seed pods form, great dried flower for arrangements.

My only problem is keeping helpers from pulling the first year base as a weed!

Certainly not a weed here. A welcome 'wild flower'!

I love QAL. Interesting in winter too. This pic was taken by my daughter on 2-12-12.

Very interesting photo, Bev. Especially for QAL lovers. Think about adding it to the database if you haven't already done so.

Ami Majus has larger petals on the outside flowers. Bloom is on shorter stems, so it looks less weedy.

That's pretty. It does look short; estimated height of yours? Does it self-seed?

How can you tell the difference between QAL & Mock Bishop's Weed(Ammi Majus)??? I see white flowers growing in open fields in NE Tarrant County & along some of the roads locally but not sure which it is??? Is Mock Bishop's Weed a host for Black Swallowtails like QAL??? Is QAL a native or introduced?
Lots of questions!!!
Thanks, Lila

Introduced - early settlers (read somewhere)

the roots were used in cooking - Daucus carota - yes, that 'carrot'

The root is edible. Has anyone eaten this?

Try it and let us know.
Regards,
Arif.

I can't do that until I see them come up later in the year. In the meantime, I wanted to know what others thought.

It's got a carroty scent, but is bitter

Is it usually eaten raw or cooked, Kathleen?

It's the original carrot, so I'd assume it was used both ways, as are its children.

Probably so.