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Ashes on Roses
Will putting well spent cook-out charcoal ashes on and around roses do any
good or bad? I put some lightly on my tomatoes and they seem to like it. I wonder if it would have any effect like rose dust has on the leaves? -- Tom Line For Fun And Safety In Firearms Sports visit... -- http://www.bobtuley.com -- |
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You did not indicate where you live.
Charcoal ashes are quite alkaline and are NOT indicated if you live in an area with soils that are already above 6.5pH. In general I would NOT use the ashes, the most likely contain some fats from cooking and may have residual chemical content from manufacturing them. Tim "Tom Line" wrote in message ... Will putting well spent cook-out charcoal ashes on and around roses do any good or bad? I put some lightly on my tomatoes and they seem to like it. I wonder if it would have any effect like rose dust has on the leaves? -- Tom Line For Fun And Safety In Firearms Sports visit... -- http://www.bobtuley.com -- |
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"Tom Line" wrote in message
... Will putting well spent cook-out charcoal ashes on and around roses do any good or bad? I put some lightly on my tomatoes and they seem to like it. I wonder if it would have any effect like rose dust has on the leaves? -- I think you can overdo that. I remember reading something about it several years ago but since I don't have a source of ashes I forgot what I read. You might try doing a google search on roses and wood ashes. Gail |
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Tom Line wrote:
Will putting well spent cook-out charcoal ashes on and around roses do any good or bad? I put some lightly on my tomatoes and they seem to like it. I wonder if it would have any effect like rose dust has on the leaves? some of the chemicals used in the processing of commercial grade charcoal is NO GOOD for roses. Naturally occuring ash is good for your roses, but do a soil analysis first. ARS.org has a lot of articles on soil amendments and I have read in there the real chemical make ups of charcoal and natural ash that makes 'em bad or good. |
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