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Slugs in potatoes

billyk098R4I3xs6Zbillyk098R4I3xs6Z Posts: 32
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Recently I’ve been growing potatoes in bags and opened up the little hatch to see what was going on below. Then to my horror I found a slug which I quickly removed and sealed the gap. I had a quick look inside that and the other bags and there didn’t seem to be any more. Could this be a bigger problem or was it just the one slug. I have also got some small holes in my leaves up top as well. At the moment there are no tubers, however I suspect they will start forming within the next 20 days.
This is what they look like:


thanks, Bill

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  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    Slugs are inevitable and get everywhere. Keeled slugs are the ones which damage tubers. You can do a night patrol to find and dispose of them or use slug pellets.
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