[green fingers]

I think furtle and furkle are very similar!  Had a look on the web link - 00eer.

Furkle seems "more earthy" sorry about the pun.  Think you can get a lot of feeling into "I'm going to furkle".

If you use it in the baser meaning, as someone has posted on here, you may go blind!

[Teabag]

After reading the posts about furtling i had a go today,pan full of my first ever spuds on the go as i write this ,chuffed to bits .

[mumofstig]

Just cooked and eaten my first spuds and snap peas...couldn't wait any longer, so tea was early tonight Just wonderful

[sean moore]

i may try a quick furtle myself when i get home 
just to check on the spuds
regards
sean

[iwantanallotment]

I couldn't wait anymore either and felt nothing when furtling, so tipped a bag of Vivaldi out tonight. A bit too early as some were only pea-sized, others plum-sized, but they were lovely anyway, with river cobbler and lots of butter.
Now that's over with - had a peek and eaten some - I can wait patiently for the rest 

Someone asked where the biggest ones are - mine mostly tend to be at the bottom, near the seed potato. Makes sense, as those will be the first to form.

[SnooziSuzi]

Had a furtle the other day and they were no bigger than runner bean seeds, but today there are a few that are large egg sized ones - no matter, they all go down the same way 

[Paul Plots]

Yep - furtled today, I did. Waz right 'appy too. 

There it was sitting right in my way - one of last year's escapee tatties - growed well in middle of the spot on plot just where I wanted to plant in... sat siiting all on its own.

So.... up it come to make way for another row of leeks... and much to my cheerfulness there were some fine new spuds underneath - steamed gently they wil be tomorrow!! 

[Rangerkris]

Had our first own grom spuds yeaterday for dinner roasted in some garlic butter
yummy yum yum, there still a bit small really but will try again in a few days.

[Paul Plots]

New spuds = boiled or steamed (lovely!!  )

[green fingers]

Had a furtle last night - the size of marbles, so waiting for about another 2 weeks

[Beejay]

Furtled  my potatoes this morning, dug one plant, enough taters for 2 meals

[Plottered]

couldnt wait any longer so off for a furtle i went (well the wifes out so she wont know ) Anyway i couldnt feel much in the tubs so decided to put one of the tubs on its side and gently eased out the plants...oh what joy to see nice little tattys (slightly bigger than marbles). They were planted 1st week in april so we about 10 weeks in so another couple should see them right hopefully.

[Brassica Blaz]

youre all furtling mad!!

[green fingers]

youre all furtling mad!!

You mean you're not

[Paul Plots]

youre all furtling mad!!

You mean you're not

I'd had heard too much furtling can send one mad  or was that blind? I forget...