Ant nest in potato planter. Help!

Hi,

I'm new to the whole growing veg thing and I just went to pull up some potatoes for dinner and one of my 2 potato planters was full of ants and eggs and flying ants. I didn't delve too far into the potatoes to see if they had been attacked because it all seemed a bit disgusting. The other planter was fine and I have harvested all of those.

Will the ant infested planter still have edible potatoes in it or is the whole thing ruined?

Anyone had similar experiences?

Thanks!

My potato patch was riddled with ants nests this year - they don't seem to have done any damage, and when I disturbed them by digging up the potatoes, they just moved to a different location (it was quite sweet really - they all rushed around picking up their babies to move to a different place!)

I have always has ants in my garden, usually in the rock garden. They do no damage and probably help to keep other pests down. If I want to dig in their area I do it as quickly as possible and watch carefully to make a sudden retreat as soon as they appear, otherwise they do give a painful nip. Must admit it is a bit difficult to treat your potato planter like this.