Excavated potatoes

[mrshopeful]

I've got 5 bags of potatoes growing (similar bags to this Buy Patio Potato Planters online from Suttons) 4 of them are fine and growing away nicely but the one in the middle keeps getting pulled over and the contents dug out by something (I'm assuming it's a fox) It's happened about 8 times now, I keep replanting them and they grow a little then get dragged out again, sometimes breaking roots or stalks in the process.

Anyone got any ideas why the fox (if it is a fox) would be doing this and how I can stop it, I did think of putting chicken wire over it but as it gets completely pulled over I don't think that would stop it. Or should I just give up on those few tubers as I've got plenty more in the other bags and some in the ground as well. But if I did give up on it I wonder would the culprit just move on to the other planters?

I then thought of planting something else in there but I don't think anything would survive the regular uprouting

[pdblake]

Could it be a cat?

[mrshopeful]

Could be a cat but seems a bit too heavy for a cat to pull over, mind you some cat's are very determined

[ann-the-nan]

Excavated potatoes

Try some man-pee on the floor/ground all round all of the bags. It some households there is an endless supply . it worked for me when I needed to stop foxes crawling undeer the garden gate.

[mrshopeful]

Try some man-pee on the floor/ground all round all of the bags. It some households there is an endless supply . it worked for me when I needed to stop foxes crawling undeer the garden gate.

LOL it's worth a try, I'll ask me husband to provide some, not sure he'd do it if I ask him sober but he's out for a drink with work mates tonight so I'll ask him when he comes in

[FionaH]

Drunks is always the time to ask for stuff! Well most things.......

[Mac]

That's the funnies thread I've read!! Laughed out loud - not good as am in the office!! Thankyou for cheering up a very dreary Friday!

PS. Good luck with whatever is footering with your spuds.....