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Any advice - slugs decimated one variety of first earlies last year - slugs seem to be the major impediment on my plot. I don't bother with main crop because blight is almost a certainty 
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Pentland Dell, Pentland Javelin, Cara, Aaron Pilot & Swift
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Dundry Nurseries - 332 varieties of seed potatoes in our databaseLast edited by Geordie; 08-02-2020, 08:07 PM.Geordie
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I grow Swift and I've never had a slug problem with them.Comment
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Gardenfocused lists these below, of the first earlies in this list I've grown Pentland Javelin and Arran Pilot and didn't have a slug problem.
SLUG RESISTANT POTATO VARIETIES
Arran Pilot
Cara
Estima
Kestrel and Blue Kestrel
Pentland Javelin
Sarpo Axona
Swift
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I've just seen Wilja on Mcdood's list. They are my second earlies of choice. They are great as a new potato or for mashing, roasting, or chips. A great all rounder. They store well. I've still got a nearly full sack left I'm eating now. In wet Summers I leave them in the ground until I see the first small slug hole then dig them up quickly. I don't grow maincrop at all.Comment
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Gone for swift. As memory serves they were the first earlier that didn't get decimated. Thanks allsigpic
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