I've read the threads about people's opinions about potatoes and I'd be grateful for any advice about varieties which you think would suit me.
Soil is OK erring on the clay side. Plot is in some shade. For the past couple of years the potatoes have grown well but we have always had a slug problem. Last year was the worst - we grew Anais (earlies) and Cosmos (2nd Earlies) and I was lucky if there was more than potato which had not been attacked in each load dug. I was throwing out more of the crop than I managed to keep. Blight went through out allotment like wildfire so they were dug up fairly early in the season.
Whilst I accept that slugs are part and parcel of growing your own can anyone advise me either on varieties which perhaps have a little more slug resistance or whether I can do anything more to the soil to reduce the attacks. Since the problem is in the ground I am guessing that the usual surface slug deterrants will not have any effect.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Soil is OK erring on the clay side. Plot is in some shade. For the past couple of years the potatoes have grown well but we have always had a slug problem. Last year was the worst - we grew Anais (earlies) and Cosmos (2nd Earlies) and I was lucky if there was more than potato which had not been attacked in each load dug. I was throwing out more of the crop than I managed to keep. Blight went through out allotment like wildfire so they were dug up fairly early in the season.
Whilst I accept that slugs are part and parcel of growing your own can anyone advise me either on varieties which perhaps have a little more slug resistance or whether I can do anything more to the soil to reduce the attacks. Since the problem is in the ground I am guessing that the usual surface slug deterrants will not have any effect.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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