a couple of things to ask

two things,
first with all this rain how are we ever going to get potatoes in the ground without rotting! i have put a black cover down which i am hoping stops some water. doubt it though as it has rained here in the channel islands for about 9 weeks solid!
and another thing has anyone tried copper tape on allotments to stop slugs? i was thinking of using it as a barrier as i always forget slug pellets. some advice would be good if anyone has tried it

great thanks. will go get my spuds saturday then! 

I did see in a gardening mag once that someone had put copper pipping around the edge of their plot which had been relatively successful, so tape may work.

Thats quite early. How are u planning on keeping them frost free? Dave

it'll stop new ones getting in over it but won't stopl the ones that that come up through the soil 

hmm i had not thought of that, that helps tonnes. i thought i would give it a try and see, might save a few of my plants  will tell you all how it goes over the year

spuds i am not planting till mid march anyways, but in the channel islands we very rarely get frost like the uk, the sea air stops the snow. i dont really want to waste my time digging tonnes if they just rot in the ground, but will wait about another month.

going to be my first day hopefully back at the allotment this weekend so many ideas for this year

i aim to get my earlies out in about 4-5 weeks in Wiltshire.

second day today of glorious spring sunshine...hopefully start drying out the ground a bit