Topping soil with wood ash?

Northernlightslover · Jul 26, 2016

Hi, I have heard on various occasions that using wood ash for fertilizer works good but I have never tried it , I have used all organic fertilizers like molasses , epsom salts, ext , just wanted others in sites

MrRoboto · Jul 26, 2016

If used lightly it would be beneficial as it contains lime and potassium and many trace elements. Too much and the lye and salts are harmful.

Northernlightslover · Jul 26, 2016

MrRoboto said:
If used lightly it would be beneficial as it contains lime and potassium and many trace elements. Too much and the lye and salts are harmful.

Would you recommend it?

buzzardbreath · Jul 26, 2016

Northernlightslover said:
Would you recommend it?

He said use it lightly, it'll raise your ph a lot!

MrRoboto · Jul 26, 2016

Northernlightslover said:
Would you recommend it?

Sure. I've used it in my vegetable garden, compost bin, and just sprinkled it in the yard here and there with good results.

backtracker · Jul 26, 2016

buzzardbreath said:
He said use it lightly, it'll raise your ph a lot!

and fast too.

TWS · Jul 26, 2016

I think that's what I used to throw in the swimming pool to raise the ph.

buzzardbreath · Jul 27, 2016

TWS said:
I think that's what I used to throw in the swimming pool to raise the ph.

gotta be careful though, snapping turtles like that ph too

Larry {the} Gardener · Jul 27, 2016

MrRoboto said:
If used lightly it would be beneficial as it contains lime and potassium and many trace elements. Too much and the lye and salts are harmful.

I grow my gourd patch over brushpile ashes each year. They like ash, but you can get too much. I have 6 Filipino gourds, and the 2 in the middle where the ashes were thickest were a good ways behind the other 4.

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