wdukes@fw.fw.wdukes.cary.nc.us
24-03-2003, 07:32 PM
In article >, dpaul wrote:
> "MJC" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The best place in my yard to burn a bunch of yard depris is in the garden
>> area. Is this a good or bad idea? It hasn't been tilled yet this spring
>> and if it doesn't stop raining I 'm not sure it ever will be ) so any of
>> the char would be tilled into the soil.
>> MJ
>>
>>
>
> I was reading about composting recently and the site recommended against
> using fireplace ashes in the compost heap because it would do something bad
> to the pH level of the resulting soil.
>
> I'm sure it depends on how much you burn and how often (and how big your
> garden is).
>
>
Years ago I burned a heck of a pile of debris in my back yard in Cary
no less (circa 1980) I am talking 8 feet high and 15-20 across. I
spread the ashes over the whole 2000 sqft garden and did not have a
problem when I tilled them in. It was mostly clay which is very acid,
and ashes are alkaline (you can use them to get lye water for soap) so
yes it could have a short term effect of taking the ph too much of a
base especially if you added lime too.
> Drake
>
>
--
Wes Dukes (wdukesNOatSPAMpoboxdotcom)
> "MJC" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The best place in my yard to burn a bunch of yard depris is in the garden
>> area. Is this a good or bad idea? It hasn't been tilled yet this spring
>> and if it doesn't stop raining I 'm not sure it ever will be ) so any of
>> the char would be tilled into the soil.
>> MJ
>>
>>
>
> I was reading about composting recently and the site recommended against
> using fireplace ashes in the compost heap because it would do something bad
> to the pH level of the resulting soil.
>
> I'm sure it depends on how much you burn and how often (and how big your
> garden is).
>
>
Years ago I burned a heck of a pile of debris in my back yard in Cary
no less (circa 1980) I am talking 8 feet high and 15-20 across. I
spread the ashes over the whole 2000 sqft garden and did not have a
problem when I tilled them in. It was mostly clay which is very acid,
and ashes are alkaline (you can use them to get lye water for soap) so
yes it could have a short term effect of taking the ph too much of a
base especially if you added lime too.
> Drake
>
>
--
Wes Dukes (wdukesNOatSPAMpoboxdotcom)