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Old 05-07-2012, 09:02 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Q: What/Who eats Potato foliage?

On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 17:27:31 +0000, kay
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harry;963234 Wrote:


Slugs don't usually eat the tops of potatos which are poisonous to
most things.


They don't usually but they are this year.


So why the change?
Is it because there are more slugs or less other stuff to eat?


a) I have removed slugs from potato foliage
b) applying ferrous sulphate slug bait stopped the damage

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