sunflower hull ash?

SUNFLOWER HULL ASH 0-0-44
one of the strongest fast acting sources of potash available


Just finished reading a post in the organic forum, and it said sunflower hull ash is a strong fast acting source of potash. Would this be a good idea to use late in flowering? I was thinking of buying potash fertilizer, but what about burning some sunflower hulls, and add the ash into the soil mix? Or make a tea?

Here some more info from another web site
Sunflower Hull Ash 0-5-35 Sunflower Hull Ash provides an exceptional source of organic phosphate and potassium. Contain 8% calcium, 6% magnesium, 3% sulphur with a pH 10. It's naturally high pH is beneficial for flowers and perennials when mixed with compost and other organic potting materials.

High-Potassium ash is the best strong source of organic K I know of and we always use it in flowering. This is the stuff we use: http://www.planetnatural.com/site/organic-potash.html and I'm sure it's very similar to what you're talking about. You want to be careful with the Ph when using ashes, though, as they are usually very alkaline.

Home-made ashes have who knows what amounts of who knows what substances. It could even have toxins in it that you wouldn't know about before they start to kill your plants, unless you had the ash analyzed first. When using your own, expect some trial and error and don't try it out on plants you can't afford to lose. Most ashes aren't very expensive anyway.

Ill see if I can buy potash fertilizer here when the season comes, hopefully.

Note: When using ashes monitor the soil pH and adjust if necessary. Ash pH = 12.


Palm Bunch Ash (0-0-30) has long been known to be an excellent source of organic potash. Potassium (K) also known as Potash, is necessary for the plants overall health by enabling the various plant processes such as photosynthesis, water movement (stomatic function) and enzyme activity. Sweetness measured by the sugars is dependent upon K. Potassium helps increase stalk strength and strong buds.
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Well looks like I might be trying to grow a girl soon indoors, the stores will not have any nutrients as it is winter. Ill be experimenting with sunflower hull ash. Might try a tbs or two of ash into the flowering soil.

Can't hurt. Someone told me that ash sometime turns mush and might clog the soil. Any way only way to know is to try. Thinking of adding it to my outdoor mix. Add it to the bottom half. I have two mixes in one buckete. The top half is good for the first couplemonths of growth. The bottom layer is alittle stronger with diffrent thing for the late season feeding. Like Chicken Manure I only use at the bottom of the buckete.

For indoors in containers, kelp meal might be a better source.

Hot stuff like than can get away from you real quick.

YMMV

Wet

Sunflower ash is a great organic source of potassium. I have sunflowwer ash that I test and is free from heavy metals. Let me know if you need some!