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Old 12-10-2008, 10:27 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default high acid peat in exposed atlantic wind, any advice?

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vanvon wrote:

as it says on the tin, advice needed about vegetables and plants that
thrive on acid peat, wet and fast wind (force 6+ regular)


Look and see what places like Inverewe did. You need to plant a
windbreak and improve the soil. Acid peat is usually very low
in all nutrients - spreading a load of lime is easy and cheap,
but won't help much. One of the traditional fertilisers is
seaweed.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.