Itchy fingers

[chris]

(btw, all the compost I have in the bags from them - any good to use elsewhere? - can I bung it back in a compost bin?)

[binley100]

OH wants to go up there and have a furtle now ............

[gojiberry]

I'm like you Bren I can't remember when I put the potatoes in, I think it was some time in Jan. I know the ones on the lottie went in on the 21st Feb but they were hit with frost this week so are now going to be ages in recovering.

Ian

[Bren In Pots]

My Pentland javelins went in on 24th March so I think I've got 2 to 3 weeks before my first furtle.

[Patchninja]

Well, you've made me want to have a furtle too I'm going to give in to my urges!

[Parsleythelion]

I want to furtle too now I know what furtling is....I need to check when my spuds went in and count forward. I have lots of greenery and look at them longingly in hope every day. Its sooooooo exciting :-)

[Brengirl]

Well I have done the deed and have nothing to show for it. I gave one pot a tentative furtle and found one solitary spud about the size of a pigeon egg. I have also just googled 'Smile' and they are maincrop so realise I must wait a while longer. Ah well! lets hope they are worth waiting for

[nuttyrockeress]

How best to furtle in growing bag kits? I planted mine late February I think so i imagine the first earlies should be about ready?

Am i best to have a reach around first and see what I can feel or empty out the whole bag?

Can you do anything with leftover compost from these when they are emptied?

[jacob]

Mine went in mid-March, but they took an age to come up (late-April, early-May). When do you reckon for the first earlies crop? Late June?

[LolaLou]

I planted my earlies in on 7 March - have avoided most of the frost damage (one Lady Christl plant has died a horrible death!) and whilst trying my very best NOT to dig in and have a rummage this weekend, I pulled the rake across the side of the mounds to get rid of some weeds.....and there was a tiny little tattie.....so I rummaged, obviously (surely that was a green light to do so if ever there was one??!!).....and got about 15 little new potatoes (Home Guard).......YAY.....but I must admit, the frost has put the spuds back and I'm going to leave them another couple of weeks yet before I go back for a serious attack as there was not much else going on in the mounds after i'd finished burgling!

[binley100]

After a session of furtling we have made the executive decision to leave them for another couple of weeks.