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Omelet[_4_] · 09-11-2009, 07:54 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible

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spes123 wrote:

'Omelet[_4_ Wrote:
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spes123 wrote:
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Due to a severe bad back during the summer and early autumn I have
TODAY
harvested all of my potatoes and it was not a very pretty sight. I
may
have enough potatoes for one meal for one person. Every single tuber
was full of holes and eaten away inside leaving just the skin.
Inside
the tubers I found short 1.5 - 2cm black slugs and also two different
coloured worms. Any suggestions as to the best way to dispose of
these
infected tubers would be appreciated, I don't want to put them on the
compost nor do I want to leave them on the ground.-

Seriously, I'd burn them.

What kind of media were your potatoes growing in?
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They were growing in a clay based soil

Mm, you probably need to add sand to give you better drainage and keep
them a bit dryer.
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Peace! Om

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