potatoes!

lynneee

Hi all, it's been a long time since I have posted in the green fingers bit, but I'm hoping someone might be able to help me. I have been planting potatoes for a few years now, but this year as I am digging them up to cook, it looks as if something small has burrowed into some of them, leaving a bit of a hole! I have no idea what could be eating them, obviously some worm of some kind. Any advice to help save the rest of the crop, or is it too late? Is there anything I can do over the winter to the soil to stop this happening again next year?
Thanks in advance for any help
Lynneee

splodger_seedswapper

sounds like wireworm - but might be keel slugs, although wireworm more likely - certain spud varieties are more prone to them

if the tubers are much smaller than usual could even be eelworm

lynneee

thanks splodger, they are Cara potatoes. will go and find out more about wireworms!

veryintrigued

Ditto - the foliage is fine as are the onions next to the potatoes! The whole potato crop has been savaged!!

alleycat`

Might also be woodlice.
They tend to get in when something else has done the initial damage.