On Saturday, April 27, 2013 11:43:35 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
i have some wood ashes available and have

been reading up on the best ways to use them.



i'd be interested in hearing from people

who use them and experiences or cautions.



what i have read so far says to not

overdo it keeping the application rate

for one time shot at 1/4 to 1/2 inch.

they won't be in direct contact with

plants at all, i'm mixing them in some

shredded bark/wood and then putting

several inches of heavy soil over them.



i can put plenty more down deeper if it

would really help the soil conditions and

nutrients, but i also don't want to waste

them.



thanks!





songbird

We use the wood stove regularly from October through April as there's no radiator in the living room. We cut and burn five or six trees each year, so we have a lot of ash. During the winter we scatter the ashes over the garden and let the rain and melting snow work it into the soil. After the spring tilling, we empty the ashes onto the compost pile.