What I do this time of year is, dig a potato trench for your March plantings.
Dig a trench 20–30 cm (8–12 ins deep) and a spade’s blade in width.
Line the trench with cardboard and newspaper, fill with vegetable peelings, covering with soil (to stop rats) as the layers are added.
By planting time,(Good Friday) this will have reduced well and will help the soil to retain water over the growing season.
Well worth the effect, come a dry summer!
