Stolen potatoes

[colinlawton]

Anybody know what animal disturbs the soil around the roots of growing potatoes, removes (devours) all the potatoes and leaves the foliage intact. This has occurred in an allotment recently when growing Xmas potatoes.

[Bren In Pots]

Could it be Rats are there any gnaw in the remaining potatoes?

Just noticed its your first post so hello and welcome to the vine colinlawton.

[Small pumpkin]

Welcome to the vine Colin
I'd agree with rodents of some kind.

[jackarmy]

My guess would be ole Brock the badger

[Snadger]

When I first got my allotemnt plot I asked if any plotholder had grown Pink Fir Apple potatoes? One guy said he had tried them but had mever tasted them?

The rats got the bloomin lot!

[Scarlet]

I have trouble with rats, mice and voles..they eat everything if not kept under control.

[Nicos]

I'd go with rats too ( if you're sure it's not humans??)

Back in the UK, most of my JA's had been dug up by rats and stored on the plot next to ours ( about 20 feet away)

Over here voles eat so many of my bulbs/ roots of plants...flippin pain.

Oh and welcome to the Vine from me too!