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What signs should I be looking for as to when to fork up spuds. Currently the pots are flowering and have been for a bout a week.
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Fertle or furtle is Junes word of the month!Originally posted by johnty greentoes View Post
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Hello Johnty,
Flowering is not a good indicator as some varieties don't flower! far better method is time, Earlies need 12weeks minimum Late Maincrop 22 weeks. It of course depends how desperate you are as biggest crops are achieved when you let the haulms start to go yellow, but who wants to waite that long for the first "New Potato" taste
. If your soil is light and easily worked you could
ease the soil away with your hands at about 11-12 weeks, or just dig one plant up as at this stage you should get some pots and if not big enough leave the rest another week -tendaysIt's not the growing old I mind but the growing stupid with it!Comment
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When they are ready
The word is definatley Furtle and it is the act of seeing if ones tatties ( or other crop) is ready for harvesting.
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Planted Arran Pilot and Mimi early potatos mid March, and having 'fertled' yesterday, harvested a couple of good size spuds from each plant. Will probably dig up a couple of plants in a day or two to make way for stuff, but it's nice to just get a few each day and let the others grow on for a short while. I've heard with some early varieties it's not good to let them stay in the ground too long as they get starchy, but dunno if that's correct - maybe some guru grapes will confirm...?
Hope you enjoy your potatoes Jonty, I think Maris Peer has the prettiest flower BTW.All at once I hear your voice
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How big did your Mimi plants grown too? I also planted some Mimi in mid March, but mine has not even flowered yet. The neighbouring Pentland Javelin, planted about a week later are nearly all in flower.Originally posted by muckdiva View Post
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Flowering isn't so much an indicator of readiness, it's dependent on the variety. some do, some don't.Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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I normally work up the row as we need them (or the space!) with earlies. As long as there is no blight etc and the slugs aren't messing them up they stay nice and fresh I don't find starchyness a prob and they are really easy to scrape! the skins set once they've been stored.Comment
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The Mimi plants are very small really - in comparision to the Arran Pilots, and no sign of flowers at all - I was surprised to find any potatos, only came across them when looking for the Pilot spuds planted next to them in my raised beds. There were a couple of Mimi potatoes about the size of a hens egg - about the same size as the seed potatos I bought in fact. I would imagine the spud size of these stays small, but hopefully in time - numerousOriginally posted by ysb33r View PostHow big did your Mimi plants grown too? I also planted some Mimi in mid March, but mine has not even flowered yet. The neighbouring Pentland Javelin, planted about a week later are nearly all in flower.
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My Maris Peers have pweddy liddle purple flowers on them now. I'm going to have a furtle tonight!Originally posted by muckdiva View PostA simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/
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I thought it was broggling rather than furtling so I am afraid I broggle.Originally posted by nick the grief View PostWhen they are ready
The word is definatley Furtle and it is the act of seeing if ones tatties ( or other crop) is ready for harvesting.
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My first ealies are Arran Pilot and they are in flower so I will have a furtle sometime in the next couple of weeks - right?
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Who steals the goose from off the common
But lets the greater thief go loose
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I had to look up what 'furtle' meant.... when I got home tonight, I got my hands stuck in around one plant, and there was a potato
so I 'picked' it and cooked it and we all had a quarter each (the size of two peas!!!). It was delicious...
... not really sure what to do next!
I didn't 'furtle' any more 'cos I was scared of disturbing them!
My potato was a baby - does this mean I leave them longer? Or not? Quite like small pots.... oh the variety is Pentland Javelin - with no flowers!!
Shall keep my eye on this thread...
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I planted Charlotte about 12 weeks ago - do you think they are ready to pull up? Am going to get stuck in tomorrow and see what's down there!Comment
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Usually about 12 - 14 weeks is reckoned for earlies - this includes Pentland Javelin and Charlotte. If you don't want to furtle, try lifting one root. You'll get something but if it doesn't seem much (or they're particularly small) leave it another week and lift another. The flavour of those you do lift will spur you on! When you seem to be getting a decent crop, then it's new potatoes every day!Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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