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Hello,
We are in the outskirts of Aberdeen, living in a tiny Bothy, surrounded by open fields.
We bought an adjoining 2 acres from the landowner as "Developer protection", a strip 33 metres wide.
The land was marshy, but after adding drainage, is now dry. There is a layer of 6 inches peaty soil,
below that is silt,clay,peat,sand layers.
I plan to build a pond for the wildlife, we are visited by 39 varieties of bird. There are Red Squirrels over the hill behind us. We are exposed here, sometimes 80mph wind funneled up the valley, and it can be -20 deg C at times, as we are in a Valley the cold settles and lingers.
I want to fill our land with year-round fruit bearing plants of all kinds to encourage the wildlife and this is the advice I am seeking. What to plant which will stand the weather and save us the monthly 20kg of peanuts.
any ideas.?
thanks
Howard
We are in the outskirts of Aberdeen, living in a tiny Bothy, surrounded by open fields.
We bought an adjoining 2 acres from the landowner as "Developer protection", a strip 33 metres wide.
The land was marshy, but after adding drainage, is now dry. There is a layer of 6 inches peaty soil,
below that is silt,clay,peat,sand layers.
I plan to build a pond for the wildlife, we are visited by 39 varieties of bird. There are Red Squirrels over the hill behind us. We are exposed here, sometimes 80mph wind funneled up the valley, and it can be -20 deg C at times, as we are in a Valley the cold settles and lingers.
I want to fill our land with year-round fruit bearing plants of all kinds to encourage the wildlife and this is the advice I am seeking. What to plant which will stand the weather and save us the monthly 20kg of peanuts.
any ideas.?
thanks
Howard
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