potato varieties

[queenbee]

I really enjoy growing potatoes, I have tried lots of varieties over the years some failures some success. Some store longer than others. Some very susceptible to disease, some to slug damage. This year for the first time I have tried Rooster. I bought a pack of five from a local supermarket, I thought I would give them a go. They are excellent, very healthy and good to eat. Storage is yet to be seen. For the first year ever I have had no slug damage , the reason is that in early spring I covered my potato plot with black polythene with plenty of slug pellets underneath. As the soil warmed up the slugs came to the surface and when I lifted the polythene their were hundreds of dead slugs. I will do the same this next spring. I also love pink fir apple they are like new potatoes in winter.

[queenbee]

[1066]

Calendula - good idea  :)

I've read before about covering the area with plastic and slug pellets so interesting that it has worked out well queenbee.  Will try and remember that for next year as an experiment  :)