Ash From Woodburner

[kinkell 787]

do anyone put ash from the woodburner on the garden

 

[leegreen 2,099]

Good stuff, as long as you don't burn kack.

[Tiercel 6,986]

You can do, just remember it will raise the PH of the soil so don't put it where you intend to grow spuds. Good for brassicas though.

 

TC

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Valuable stuff in Northern Ireland....

[low plains drifter 9,459]

My old mate burns pallet wood, keeps the ash and nails, he heard on gardeners question time it was good to put the nails in the soil to increase the level of iron

[Guest Navek]

Mum used have me cleaning all the brass ornaments in the ash pit from the coal fire as a kid..always thought she did it punish me lol

[Squeamish5 309]

Ooh that sounds interesting. (Did you hear it from someone who grows fruit trees?) Would it depend on soil ph? (Am total dunce gardener).

[devon flighter 421]

yup used it for years ,crack on and enjoy the veg

[mad4it 693]

it is good for fruit trees Ive been doing it for years after being told by a farmer

[Treehands. 1,379]

Wood ash is good for the compost adding many trace elements.

I use the compost to mulch the fruit tees and bushes.

And a dressing of ash around the strawberrys.

[Squeamish5 309]

What about if a lot (50% plus) of what you burn is offcuts/ scrap including tanalised? The ash is always lovely powdery grey no evidence of sticky tar. (Admittedly sometimes it doesn't smell lovely woodsmoky but then would assume not use that ash).

[ryaldinhio 4,125]

What about ash from coal/ovals? Is that any good for garden or for stickin in compost heap, or is it wood only?

[PeskyWabbits 464]

What about ash from coal/ovals? Is that any good for garden or for stickin in compost heap, or is it wood only?

 

 

Wood ash is good for the soil or compost.

Coal ash is for paths only, where you want to keep the weeds at bay - kills plants.