In message , Bertie Doe
writes

"Stephen" wrote in message
Hello,

I'm a bit puzzled about Golden Wonder potatoes. I was reading the
packs at the garden centre, last year I had problems with slugs, so I
was looking for a slug-resistant variety. I read that Golden Wonder
had good slug resistance. I've just looked up GW in the "Veg Expert"
book and it says it is rarely a good choice and then lists a number of
faults including susceptibility to slugs! What is going on? Why is
there such a drastic difference of opinion? Surely GW can't be that
bad otherwise they wouldn't use it for crisps? Why would the garden
centre say it was slug resistant if it isn't (they did not put this
claim on any other potato variety).


Golden Wonder is a genetically modified spud that's been described as a
'super spud' to feed the 3rd world starving. My experience on the
allotment was, 2 poor years out of 3. I got loadsa foliage but a small
yield. I won't try again. Golden Wonder Crisps do not use GW potatoes.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...?token=null&of
fset=0&page=1


Golden Wonder is a main crop potato that was raised in 1906. The potato
described in the Times article may not yet have a varietal name. (I am
also not confident that it is genetically modified, rather than the
result of selective breeding.)
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley