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    Aug 27, 2019 2 minutes
    Photo: RHS

    POTATO NEMESIS

    Yet again my potato crop has been ruined. I have grown the crop in different parts of the allotment but they are still full of holes. What is eating my potatoes?

    Christine Joyce, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Steve Ott, editor, Kitchen Garden magazine

    Unfortunately, your potatoes are suffering from slug damage, a common problem in poorly drained or heavy soils, but can

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