Grasa
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Posted 1367424303
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only if soil is slightly acidic... Found this article informative. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/woodash.html
bigsmile542
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Posted 1367426608
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Thanks for this info Grasa I need to lower my PH. I have deposits of valcanic ash around my place that do a lot of the same things. Bentonite has a number of trace elements in it that can be added to high PH soil. Also humate can be added.
Figaro
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Posted 1367432107
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I think one of the biggest values of wood ashes is that it does add some micronutrients back into the soil, but if I didn't have a fireplace or woodstove, wood ashes wouldn't be my first choice for either controlling PH or supplying micronutrients. I think it's just a convenient way to dispose of & recycle the ashes one might accumulate anyway and have some beneficial value.
[B]Figaro Zone 10b - South Florida[/I] Growing: Black Mission, Strawberry Verte, LSU Hollier, LSU Purple, LSU Scotts Black, Cajun Gold, Panachee, Excel, UCR 291-4, UCR 143-36, Violette de Bordeaux, Ronde de Bordeaux, Calvert, Black Madeira, Col De Dame Blanc
