QuestionsHow to growVegetable GrowingPotatoespotatoe tubers eaten 0 Vote Up Vote Down BREDA POWER asked 16 years ago My potato stalks have been eaten, leaves etc and just the stem left. I do not think it is slugs? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago It is probably snails, which hide in daylight hours. You should see slime trails if there has been no rain.