I heat my home by woodstove. Throughout the winter, I scatter the ashes across my yard, over my garden beds, etc. It rains a lot here in the winter, so the ash gets mixed in pretty quickly.
What I worry about though, is how much ash is too much? I keep things pretty minimal because I don't want to make my "soil" (it's basically clay, with compost added every year) any worse than it is.
Anybody know?
(and does anybody need some wood ash?)
Hi Grey, If you think you are applying too much I would sieve out the very fine ash onto the compost heap and spread the remainder. I don't think you could apply too much of the charcoal pieces.
Wood ash unless from green wood has practically no nutritional value but does add a little calcium. Charcoal pieces are ideal for augmenting a clay soil.
Wood ash unless from green wood has practically no nutritional value but does add a little calcium. Charcoal pieces are ideal for augmenting a clay soil.
Grey,
How big is the garden?
I found this site short and concise.
https://www.humeseeds.com/ashes.htm
I've known many, many people(some heat only wood/coal) who apply every bit of wood ash and coal ash(careful on this, there are different types of coal) to the garden, one as small as 30 x 40 and they all grew killer tomatoes and potatoes.
Hope this helps.
If you have too much, please box it and send it to Cincinnati
How big is the garden?
I found this site short and concise.
https://www.humeseeds.com/ashes.htm
I've known many, many people(some heat only wood/coal) who apply every bit of wood ash and coal ash(careful on this, there are different types of coal) to the garden, one as small as 30 x 40 and they all grew killer tomatoes and potatoes.
Hope this helps.
If you have too much, please box it and send it to Cincinnati