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mdjlucan

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Wood Ash
« on: February 23, 2021, 08:53 »
What is wood ash good for can I spread this over my allotment
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mumofstig

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Re: Wood Ash
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2021, 09:41 »
It's good for things like brassicas, and fruit bushes, but not where potatoes are going, as it raises soil ph like lime does.
You can also add it to the compost heap in fine layers.

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Re: Wood Ash
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2021, 11:36 »
Is it okay for my raspberry patch and Goosberry patch please

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Re: Wood Ash
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2021, 17:12 »
as we use only wood on our wood burner all winter we have quite an amount   of wood ash that i use on my onion bed come spring and prior to plantings i don't use it as said on my potato plots

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Re: Wood Ash
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2021, 10:35 »
I use it on my raspberry and gooseberry bushes and it seems fine.



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