My husband says there’s no need to chit seed potatoes before planting them ... to dodging the threat of early blight as well as damage from slugs. But the scientific evidence for this is ...

Incorporating slug pellets directly into potato ridges ... to be a problem on the seed. Slugs aren’t generally a problem until mid-July, when they can cause very real damage to daughter tubers ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Tests have shown that using silicon as a seed treatment and as a foliar spray can strengthen crops to allow them to fight against slug damage. A ...

If you have noticed ragged, irregular holes in your hostas or other broad-leaf garden plants, you may be dealing with garden slugs. These soft-bodied pests can be found in shady, ...

I found the earth was so cold and wet it would rot off the seed potatoes and they would be over run with slug damage. This year I thought I’d try my luck and plant my earlies early. I plant ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. WHERE crops have been planted into cloddy seed-beds, slug risk will be high and potato producers are urged to protect against the pest with a ...