Mike Prager §kill-spam§mprager@§alum.§mit.§edu wrote in message . ..
We live in an area where we burn leaves and other yard waste.
Would the resulting ash be high in trace elements and be good
to sprinkle around plants?

wood ash, yes. leaf ash I bet is not as high in micros. Wood ash
is typically 50% Ca, 10% Mg, 8%K, 3%P.


Also, I have heard ash is alkaline. Should I mix in some
powdered sulfur before sprinkling? Most of our plants are
acid loving (viburnums, azaleas, camellias).

The pH is 10.4 and ash is murder for all those plants. Use it for your
other perennials, in the lawn and in the vegetable garden. Specially
in the veg garden, if you have those plants it means your soil is
acid. Adding wood ash will help things like chard, onions or beets a
lot, and will improve the flavor of tomatoes and lettuce too.



Mike Prager
Beaufort, NC (on the coast in zone 8a)
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