Frost protection

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I planted put my seed potatoes over the weekend and now the weather has turned cold, to protect them over this cold spell can I just cover the area with thick black plastic sheeting which I just happen to have loads of?

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[saddad]

Yes, but put it on mid afternoon when the soil has had the most warming from the sun...  :)

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Thank you, will do it this afternoon.

[saddad]

We had a frost overnight (slight) The spuds will be OK until they sprout... a layer of straw etc on the soil under the plastic also helps...  :)