Slugs in the potatoes

Tuesday. Had a call from Jenny to say she'd meet me on the plot later and that she'd like some apples from our tree at home. Thank goodness, as I just don't know what I'm going to do with them all. I weed-killed most of the paths today and some of the weedy areas at the bottom end. That means it's bound to rain - it always does when I decide it's time for the weedkiller.
I dug up a row of second early potatoes - Kestrels. It's a bit late to be digging them up as the tops have all but disappeared. They have cropped quite well producing anything from two to ten potatoes per plant. However, they've got quite a scaly skin. I'm told this could be due to the dry spell we had in June. I carried on digging and started on the maincrops - King Edwards. They looked much better with clean skins, and familiar red patches. Some did better than others and one had a lovely fat slug inside gorging itself on our potatoes. Others were riddled with insect holes. All in all not a great success, but a lot of hard work. Jenny turned up with a very welcome cup of tea and a home-made courgette cake. I have to confess it was much better than mine. Hers was a fatless recipe and made with rice flour - very light and tasty.
The weather is changing today and was quite windy, although still warm. I picked lots of French beans today, a few spring onions and my first few carrots - not very big but big on taste.
As I was packing up the sky was looking ominous, and the first few drops of rain were falling. What was it I said about the rain?