Potatoes: This is worth trying

I take the Daily Mail. Open the paper out and count 10 pages . Place in the trench as a letter V and add the compost and soil.  Fill to 3/4 and let it settle. You are exposing the soil to cold night temperatures.

The trench is dug with a digging spade , the width of the spade and the depth of the spade. Level off the bottom of the trench before adding the paper. You should find that the paper will fit in the trench to soil level.

I am adding more sheets for the maincrop because they are in the ground longer.

I am now starting to lift the potatoes. Normally I would lift the whole row, wash and sort and keep in sacks. Because the trenches have been lined with newspaper, I am lifting the potatoes as required. 
I have lifted half row of Charlotte, third row of Kestrel, third row of Desiree, and a quarter row of King Edward. I have not seen any slug damage. I am very pleased with the results so far.