Slugs in Spuds - How to Tell?

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webwahm

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Slugs in Spuds - How to Tell?
« on: July 31, 2010, 14:56 »
This is my 1st year with the plot and I have been letting the potatoes grow from the previous guy...so I haven't a clue what they are!

Dug some up and they all looked ok, put them in water to wash them and 1 floated up...opened up to find 4 little black slugs.  When I looked closer I could see it was damaged.

But is this the way to tell if there's slugs inside?  What about those that look fine?  Am I going to cook them and find slugs while eating them  :tongue2:

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Re: Slugs in Spuds - How to Tell?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2010, 15:00 »
Well, of course not, they'll be ex-slugs by the time they've been cooked.  :tongue2:

Anyway, back on topic, I don't think there's a foolproof way of identifying spuds which have slug damage other than through thorough inspection when washing / chopping.
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: Slugs in Spuds - How to Tell?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2010, 16:20 »
If the pots have a hole in them, then core it our with a peeler to see what's beneath.
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