Potatoes and slugs and wilko's

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Potatoes and slugs and wilko's
« on: February 06, 2009, 16:38 »
Wilko's have some early potatoes in stock..which ones are slug resistant ?  Pentland Javlin?

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Re: Potatoes and slugs and woliko's
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2009, 23:29 »
There have been stacks of potato questions recently in the Grow Your Own forum so you might want to have a browse in there - sorry I don't know the answer to your specific question though.

Also, if you click the Vegetable Growing Help link on the board index, I'm sure you'll find something there about potato articles.

Good luck
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Re: Potatoes and slugs and woliko's
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2009, 07:50 »
Pentland Javelin are one of my favorite earlies.

If you are lifting spuds as "new" potatoes I wouldn't worry unduely about slugs as the small spuds are quite hard.

I'm not saying you won't get one or two, but in general it's when the spud gets older & the flesh softer that you get the problem.
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Re: Potatoes and slugs and wilko's
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2009, 16:11 »
last year my Pentland Javelin were destroyed by slugs (about half useable, 10% undamaged), the Charlotte in the next row were far better, with only 30% damaged and few destroyed.

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Re: Potatoes and slugs and wilko's
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2009, 20:16 »
Kestrel are a pretty good variety for slug resistance. :)
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Re: Potatoes and slugs and wilko's
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2009, 13:27 »
Thanks folks !! What a friendly bunch !


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