What to plant now to replace a failure?

[Nomada]

My carrots have failed miserably (stupid carrot fly). Ideally I'd like to replant with something else, am I too late for sugar snap peas and broad beans? They're my favourites but it might be wishful thinking. Any ideas what else? I'm already swiming in cabbages. More beets maybe?

[Odsox]

Broad beans I think you are either too late or too early ! Too early for overwintering ones that is and too late for summer ones as they take about 4 months to flower.
Mange tout peas might work, depends on the weather you're likely to get in the autumn and how sheltered your plot is. They take about 3 months and are not so dependant on bees for pollination. Dwarf runner beans are quick and lettuces, radishes & turnips would certainly crop before winter starts.
Or you could sow a green manure crop and then sow overwintering broad beans in October/November.

[Green Aura]

Yup, what odsox said. Plus rocket, mizuna or mooli.

[citizentwiglet]

Rainbow chard? Nice and pretty, and fairly indestructible...(well, mine is...)

[enilorac]

we always sow some more runners when the spuds have come out (about now) - normal ones, not dwarfs
now is the time to sow brassicas - brocolli raab, turnip greens, chinese brocolli, pak choi etc
never too late for salad leaves, and when its a bit cooler - rocket (in amongst the runners)
a trick with the salad leaves if you're in a hurry, is to buy some growing salad from sainsburys and plant it out

good luck!

[Flo]

It's nice to hear that others had problems with carrots. I got swift moth as well as carrot fly just for the fun of it.

[Nomada]

Thanks for all the ideas guys and gals!