[veronny44]

This year my potato crop has been totally ruined by slugs.  I am gutted just wondered how I can prevent this from happening again next year.  Is there anything that can be dug into the soil to stop them breeding?
Thanks

[Christine]

Nematodes are useful but expensive. However you are not the only one who has suffered devastated potato crops - has been such a wet season that slugs have been the best crop of the year on most allotments I suspect - closely followed by snails.

Drier weather next season would be a very helpful and inexpensive cure.

[mumofstig]

I know some people throw a few slug pellets in with the seed potatoes, and then again when they earth up 

There are also varieties of potatoes that slugs are less likely to nibble   

[allot2learn]

I have four varieties of spuds growing this year, two 2nd early, Kestrel and Marfona, and 2 maincrop. The maincrop I haven't lifted yet yet but out of the 2nd earlies, the Marfona which were good last year have been riddled with slug tunnels.

The Kestrel...................... there isn't a mark on them.

[fatbelly]

There are also varieties of potatoes that slugs are less likely to nibble  

My Marfona 2nd Earlies have been decimated by Slugs whereas my Charlotte 2nd Earlies have been hardly affected.

[Yorkie]

Welcome to the site  but sorry about your spuds 

You're not growing the spuds on ground that was recently grass, are you? 

[flitwickone]

I know some people throw a few slug pellets in with the seed potatoes, and then again when they earth up 

There are also varieties of potatoes that slugs are less likely to nibble   

1st thing the old ones told me up the plot