Pests and Diseases

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

Rosa — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:53:15 GMT

One possible way to find out might be to spread an area of damp sand around, deep enough to take the paw prints of your secret spud thief

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

Digger — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:43:28 GMT

I can only see one picture?

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

miranda — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:26:03 GMT

That's interesting. I wonder what could be getting into the garden?

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

Phot's-Moll — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:19:07 GMT

Is that a Cara spud?

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

sue1002 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:09:26 GMT

The picture of the half eaten potato is there digger, perhaps you only looked at the first pic Whatever it is eating the spuds looks like it's got big teeth.

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

Digger — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:45:02 GMT

Well badgers are good at digging and they can shift lots of earth, a fox could easily dig your potatoes up or even a dog, have you a picture of the half eaten potato? we could have a close up and look for any teeth marks that way we can be sure, i think a badger may have dug a bigger hole

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

Hoggamadogg — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:09:41 GMT

Wish it was badgers but I doubt it very much, the garden is walled garden with quite secure gates.

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

Digger — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:37:38 GMT

If they are badgers you will have to be really quiet and sit there at night to see them, if you are lucky they won't kick the rest of your garden in

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

miranda — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:27:29 GMT

You could be right there, Celtic Heart, as this page says they go for roots.

If you're lucky, Hoggamadogg, they've realised that they're not keen on potatoes. If they do like them, then they'll be back for more.

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

Celtic Heart — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:17:54 GMT

My mind goes to badgers. They dig holes in my lawn for worms, and I often find badger damage in amongst the veggies, especially around root vegetables.

Re: Whats eating my potatoes?

Digger — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:58:08 GMT

Rats would most likely remove the entire tuber rather than leave it half eaten, although I can't say for sure without seeing a picture, my first thoughts are maybe a fox or a domestic dog? dogs will dig up and eat lots of things for devilment. If you can get a good picture of the half eaten tuber I will more than likely be able to tell if a rats done it or not.

Whats eating my potatoes?

Hoggamadogg — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:58:31 GMT

Something has been digging holes in my garden and leaving half eaten potatoes laying about. I thought it was rabbits at first but is no sign of droppings near the holes. The garden is a old walled garden in a very rural area. Could it be rats?