(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?)

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

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

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

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

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 :-)

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

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?

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?

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!

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