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Old 02-10-2010, 04:39 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 1 Oct, 21:33, "A Plumber" wrote:
Hi all,

I have grown red and white potatoes this year, cannot remember what variety,
but on the red ones, though they reached a good size
all the large ones, had something? eaten into them leaving deep holes,
however the whites were untouched, nice sized and very clean.
Could anyone advise on what had attacked the red potatoes but not the white
ones

thanks in advance


There are slug resistant varieties. However IME they have the poorer
taste qualities. Fussy these slugs. Farmers put down slug pellet
sregularly from about a month after planting.