Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat

Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Ghost on December 03, 2012, 10:09

Title: Jerusalem artichoke slug damage
Post by: Ghost on December 03, 2012, 10:09

Hi

This is my first year growing these. The first lot I had a few weeks ago were fine but the ones I dug up yesterday had a lot of slug damage. I wanted to keep them in the ground until needed because I assume they stay fresher that way. Am I better off digging them up and storing them to avoid the slug damage or do they not normally get that damaged?

Title: Re: Jerusalem artichoke slug damage
Post by: mikegee on December 09, 2012, 22:09

Havn't grown them since th 80's and had a slug problem then. The "grand daddy" of the allotment field told me to sprinkle a handful of cheap table salt to the sq yard over the area... worked for me. (Has to be reapplied after heavy rain) This year, though, has been exceptionally good for gastropods!

Title: Re: Jerusalem artichoke slug damage
Post by: Pilko on December 10, 2012, 22:39

Sorry to hear about the slug damage; the holed ones should be ok to plant in March for next years crop, meanwhile if you can find any decent ones, wash them off and store outside in a bag of damp compost so they're easier to grab during the frosty weather. The longer they're in the ground the more likely the slugs will find them.