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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: ArosP on September 15, 2014, 05:18:52 pm

Title: Slugs in potatoes
Post by: ArosP on September 15, 2014, 05:18:52 pm

Title says it all really-what is the best thing to do? Should i lift them all and store undamaged ones?

Title: Re: Slugs in potatoes
Post by: Dans on September 15, 2014, 07:09:55 pm

That's what I did. I only had a couple of plants though.

Dans

Title: Re: Slugs in potatoes
Post by: Marches Farmer on September 21, 2014, 09:23:32 am

Not a single slug this year.  I think the family of hedgehogs living under the pallets in the hay barn may have had something to do with it .....

Title: Re: Slugs in potatoes
Post by: Carse Goodlifers on September 21, 2014, 08:48:30 pm

Lift them on a sunny day and let them dry out.
Bag all the undamaged ones up or put into trays and then keep your eye on them for more slug activity and also any rots.
The damaged ones - use up first.  Will be fine to eat once damage areas are cut away.

Title: Re: Slugs in potatoes
Post by: Greenerlife on September 21, 2014, 10:24:02 pm

I would estimate that 80 % of my potatoes are slug damaged this year.  Probably not going to bother next year  :(

Title: Re: Slugs in potatoes
Post by: sabrina on September 23, 2014, 08:29:40 am

Mine are the same, also poor crop. Lots of small ones. Must be due to the dry summer. I did water but looks like not enough. Even my leaks are poor.