I have been digging some of my potatoes recently. In general, the yield is good, and the slugs don't like Sarpo Mira, although there has been a little damage. However, what concerns me most is the damage seen left, which is affecting 10 - 20% of the crop. The tubers are being gnawed by something, but what, and how do I stop it? Is it mice, even though the tubers are of course underground? Or moles, but I thought they were carnivores? Last year, I lost a lot of sweetcorn to (I think) mice, but there has never been any damage like this to potatoes.
Otherwise, things are still going well on the plot. Picking lots of French and runner beans, courgettes, broccoli, lettuce, beetroot, spring onions, onions etc and freezing a lot as well. Had to get another fridge for the veg, and the freezer is about full ... If the mice allow, sweetcorn will be ready in a couple of weeks. Then, after that, there are parsnips, cabbages and leeks for the winter, before the hard preparation - manuring, digging - has to be done.
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