Fertilizing and Watering
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Subject: Ash From Wood fire
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Joe90 |
West Auckland , New Zealand
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Would There be any benefit to my patch in putting the ash from from the household fire place on it. It has only had untreated wood used in it. I also have a lot of branches from trees i have cut for fire wood .Was thinking of stacking them into a pile in the patch and burning them . Any comments welcome.
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8/1/2007 11:07:08 PM
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garysand |
San Jose garysand@pacbell.net
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you have to be very careful about how much ash to use, not very much is the best i can say.
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8/1/2007 11:28:16 PM
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pap |
Rhode Island
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brentski
if you do use ash do so with the utmost care
one time many years ago i dumped a winter seasons worth of wood ashes onto and over my pumpkin patch
the next season i could not get a pumpkin to continue growing after about two weeks growth--- potash was way to high forcing fruit to either abort or stop growing really early
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8/2/2007 5:49:17 AM
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Joe90 |
West Auckland , New Zealand
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Hey thanks for the advice guys . I think i will steer well clear of the ash.
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8/2/2007 4:00:47 PM
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Jorge |
North Smithfield, RI USA
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Would too much wood ash show up on a soil test ? Too much Potash ?
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8/2/2007 6:46:56 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Wood ashes are alkaline so applied too heavy the soil pH will rise excessively. Potash is another concern. But armed with a soil test, ashes can be a big help.
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8/2/2007 10:22:44 PM
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