Topic: Anyone else find Marfona spuds very susceptible to pest damage?

[gray1720]

I grew Marfona again this year, for the first time since I lost almost every one of the variety a few years ago when a familiy of voles set up home underneath the row and ate them from underneath.

I thought it was a one-off but as you can see from the photo once again the voles (and slugs) have savaged my Marfona. A couple of Linda were also munched, but the Marfona were much worse, and I had less slug damage than usual on the rest of my tubers, so it really sticks out.

Are they particularly tasty to critters, or am I just unlucky?

Adrian

[saddad]

I tried them once... I have heavy soil... and as you say they were slug magnets.. but not voles thankfully... just assumed thay had been developed for a light sandy soil where slugs are less prevalent.

[pumkinlover]

I grew Marfona again this year, for the first time since I lost almost every one of the variety a few years ago when a familiy of voles set up home underneath the row and ate them from underneath.

I thought it was a one-off but as you can see from the photo once again the voles (and slugs) have savaged my Marfona. A couple of Linda were also munched, but the Marfona were much worse, and I had less slug damage than usual on the rest of my tubers, so it really sticks out.

Are they particularly tasty to critters, or am I just unlucky?

Adrian

Oh dear that's not encouraging to try again.

[gray1720]

You may have a pooint, saddad, sounds as though I'm not alone. Pumpkinlover, I don't think they will get a third try!

Adrian