Spud question

mashauk · « **on:** May 25, 2008, 19:38 »

We've been growing some spuds in sacks (won't do it again for various reasons), but anyway a lot of the foliage has been munched away by slugs and snails, will the spuds still be OK or destroyed too? They're earlies - haven't flowered yet.

babe · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2008, 19:40 »

oh so your potato can flower...but my carrot cant....

its favourtism i tell ya

mashauk · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2008, 19:45 »

If Terence wants to flower, far be it from me to tell him what to do Babe, you know I'm for equal rights in all things.

gobs · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2008, 19:52 »

Not that simple, carrot is biennual, if it flowers first year it's poorly.

DD. · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2008, 19:53 »

Quote from: "gobs"

Not that simple, carrot is biennual, if it flowers first year it's poorly.

Or is not a carrot!!

Oh - nearly forgot, spuds could well be fine!

mashauk · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2008, 16:53 »

Thanks DD!

pushrod · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2008, 23:37 »

some slugs can do a lot of damage to spuds - so you might be unlucky - i would stick a few slug pellets in the sack after watering it on an evening.

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