Using Wood Ash In Your Garden - Benefits And Dangers

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[@ricardocalles140]

To neutralize the alkalinity of wood ash, mix in shredded oak leaves (pH 4-4.5) or pine needles (pH 3-4) to make a neutral combo.

[@dick8997]

If I already have a lot of pine needles falling I assume there's no reason to worry about making my soil too alkaline with ash right

[@Youdontknowmeson1324]

It won’t work mix it with sulfur or aluminum sulfate or vinegar because it will act faster

[@nerdlingeeksly5192]

A quick reminder oak leaves and pine needles need to be green when you add them to neutralize the alkalinity, As they decompose they become alkaline. You can also add elemental sulfur to help neutralize the acidity

[@Youdontknowmeson1324]

@@nerdlingeeksly5192 or vinegar

[@davidisaacson9328]

@@Youdontknowmeson1324 Yep! I use ferrous sulphate granules sparingly, if my soil is on the high alkaline side( which it usually is.).

[@jeffweber8244]

During winter, I save my cold woodstove ashes into a popcorn tin and store it indoors. Whenever the tin gets full, I spread it on our raised beds. The woodstove is not our primary heat, so we don't overapply. By planting season, the minerals have had plenty of time to mix into the soil.

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Wood ash is the white powder, bio ,char is the black chunks. Bio char especially when composted or innoculated, is also important but they are different things.

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I have various types of sedum growing in a tree circle around a sugar maple. The main soil is mostly pine mulch ground very fine. I'm guessing it's great to use on that stuff. Tree bases are usually very acid anyway. The dust should help the sedum spread. The recommended fertilizer is 0-5-5. A half a cup around the whole tree. 🐀🐾

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Great facts thanks for sharing and clarification on the negative sides of it

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[@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14]

One thing I would like to add if I may, since someone mentioned a coal stove: NEVER use coal ash in your garden! Wood ash is awesome, but coal ash from your stove is the same stuff that power plants produce, and it's just as full of sulfur, arsenic, heavy metals and a ton of carcinogens as the coal ash ponds you see on TV. It will make your garden grow beautifully, but you won't want to eat anything out of it!

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@@CountryLivingExperience While not as prevalent as it used to be, in Appalachia where coal is still king, it's probably used as much as wood. Across the board though, I would offer the caution to using ash from the Kingsford BBQ grill as the biggest contributor to suburban coal ash in the garden. It's the coal dust in briquettes that not only makes them smolder, but also gives that "wonderful charcoal" smell and flavor to your food.

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[@crazysquirrel9425]

best time to use wood ask is at first snow. And you can use quite a bit of it too.

[@bonesc7201]

I burn wood ash year-round and keep it close by and put it in my compost mounds and then keep it watered and use it in my garden Every Spring...

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@@bonesc7201 first snow mixes in the minerals in the wood ash. Cold/frozen ground keeps them around a lot longer.

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It is very handy.

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You can neutralize the alkalinity by adding the ash to a hot compost pile. Great video!

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Yes, good point. Thank you

[@Zaagvis]

does it need to be hot? how about worms?

[@RightOne1]

How about adding acetic acid solution?

[@onestar1017]

I put my ash in my compost first

[@joshugaming1876]

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[@mirahadran]

hi im use ask wood for my garden once in a month still good like tomato.,

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Hello. I am not sure what your question is exactly. Be careful adding too much wood ash in the garden because of the reasons I mentioned in the video.

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[@chuckydubree1925]

I have a medium size garden I go to the local dry kiln and get a drum of mixed ashes that are very fine and till them.in really good seems to work great but I really till the time out of them

[@chuckydubree1925]

I also add 2 bags of.fertilizer ,10-10-10 and a bag of triple 12 thanks for posting

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@@CountryLivingExperience I was going to give u a update I had lot of tomatoes that rotted on the vine ,going to skip the ashes this coming planting time

[@djStrimmer]

Bonfire ash has higher nutrient ash than ash from a coal or wood burning stove due to the burning of leaves & smaller twigs in a bonfire.

[@penderyn8794]

Never use coal Ash...its carcinogenic

[@norgiesobczyk7466]

This is true we have bonfires in our backyard because we have large trees that drops twig, branches leaves . I spreads the ashes to my plants like the day lilies the ones I have sprinkled ashes looks much taller this year and the blooms last longer so I think the plants benefits from the ashes.thank you

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[@Brady832]

Would ash from a charcoal smoker work as well? Kingsford charcoal and wood chunks only. Thank yiu

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[@anissabell9903]

do you add prior to plants being in garden? I'm getting ready to start our indoor seeds and once warmer start preparing the garden to plant... Is this something to wait till we have plants in the ground?

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You can add it before you plant in the ground.

[@RightOne1]

How about adding some acetic acid solution?

[@cliffordlheureux5388]

I used a mixture of compost and wood ash and top soil and peat moss on my mango tree and plameria flower plant. Any suggestion

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Suggestion for what exactly? What is your specific question?

[@InThaFleshUbZ]

Is it good for cannanbis??

[@antonwearsakilt5209]

I have a hugenkultur above ground raised bed, I will use wood ash a little bit, I mostly tamp out the fire to make a charcoal/ ash mix as it seems to help the plants. Since I have a good sized bed, and I am constantly adding organic material and adding native sandy loam/ clay type soils to it, I've found that charcoal helps aerate the soil. I also add vermiculite or perlite or cinders to the soils, my plants seem to do fine and they produce great yields.

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[@denisechavis4820]

Wood ash lighted with fire starter fluid?

[@MarsocRaider]

Does it have to be pot ash or will hash ash work as well?

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can i add wood ash in soil mix...or it has to be on top of soil and be watered?? Can i also add ashes to potted plants/flowers?? Following your videos and thanks bunch! :)

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[@misfitsa2477]

In the winter I sprinkle wood ashes in my garden. But fall before I put ash in I fill up the garden with leaves would this help balance out the PH?

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I can tell you banna plants love wood ash i mean i sprinkle every other week and man its growing like crazy

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[@DBENDEL]

If you started a garden using foxfarm grow big and big bloom could you switch to wood ash for the later stages and switch from chemical's to organic?

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I don’t know what those fertilizers you mentioned are but you can always switch your organic. I highly recommend switching as soon as possible.

[@lyndabelknap8367]

We tested our soil and it is 6.5 so we didn't add any wood ashes to it. My husband said there was too much alcaline in it. Too bad though since we have lots of wood ash with our stove burning constantly since October in Canada.

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Sounds like you have a lot of ash to deal with......and a lot of chilly weather 😉

[@ExtremeSlaveFetish]

Just piss in your garden, itll balance out the ph. No im not joking

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Or add lots of coffee grounds lol

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Put it on your neighbours garden.

[@RightOne1]

How about adding acetic acid solution?

[@ramonalvarado9503]

Well, how do you answer the good the wild fires makes to soil after time ???

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Sounds like you just want to pick a fight. Forest fires produce many byproducts besides just ash. There is a large amount of charcoal which is key in feeding the soil by giving balance and a habitat for microbial development.

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[@lindap9079]

1st visit to your channel. Good video. so, if I generate more ash than I need in my garden can I compost it? if not, how should it be disposed of?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you and welcome. I wouldn't compost it as you might change the ph of that compost too much. I would either spread it out over a large area or burry it.

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[@cannafarmer]

I mix it into my compost dirt before before use it so it doesn't get wet and turn to lime or w.e. it is

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[@troyb4533]

All of our wood Ash just get thrown into the chicken pen with all our other waste. By the time it's ready to out into the garden there's nothing to worry about

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So cool 😎. I have the exact same stove! By the way, that's not a little stove.

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[@brotherdan4151]

How about ash from burnt dried leaves? Does it contain the same nutrient benefits?

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It does not. The ash from hardwood is much more beneficial. It is better to compost leaves.

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[@johnperkins630]

look up the jadam method for using wood ash. Totally safe and will not affect the ph

[@ducksoup80]

I’m a little confused I had 2 potato patches this year one of them was in the ground two weeks before the other The one potato patch not very impressive 60 pounds of potatoes on a 8 foot and 20 foot roll the other we dug it up the same time was very impressive with one 8 foot roll producing 50 pounds of potatoes and a third of the size bigger and we put wood ash on that one! It seems to happen consistently they seem to love wood Ash and the potatoes will be 30 to 40% more productive Heard you can use it on the leaves to help control potato beetles.

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Very interesting. I'll have to experiment.

[@ducksoup80]

@@CountryLivingExperience The potato I plant is Kennebec potato maybe it prefers more alkaline soil?

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Potentially. I'll have to research that variety.

[@euphoniahale5181]

I’ve read it’s because of the potassium. Potatoes thrive in potassium. But I put too much on one of my potato plants and it did Burn it.

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What about Sunflowers? Acid or Alkaline soil preferred ?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Slightly alkaline

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Thank you

[@DreidMusicalX]

I just got some compost and cow manure (The product is Timberline) that was fully composted already. We have a PH of 7 here in E TX. But I didn't see that it had .05% potash in it. I took a couple handful's of the composts and tossed it around the Blueberry bushes. Its not very much, and I did add some acidifier to the soil a while back. Is this going to harm my bushes?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

It won’t harm them. No worries. It’s good you added the acidifier.

[@georgeperry8809]

with the left over ash you could use to make lye soup or washing powers

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Absolutely. I plan on it.

[@semblt]

Dead ash

[@blackriflex39]

I mix mine in a watering can with a off the self water soluble fertilizer designed for acid loving plants in theory it should equal the ph out.. in theory

[@CountryLivingExperience]

That is a good way of doing it.

[@subodh9483]

Can we use coal ash from blacksmith? Will the trace stuffs harm the plant..??

[@CountryLivingExperience]

That may be harmful.

[@teddybear4020]

what if i put the ashe around the roses.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Roses like a slightly acidic soil of around 6.5. You need to test the soil ph around your roses before you add anything.

[@samdaman916]

Is it good for grains?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

It depends on the grain and depends on your current soil. Wheat likes a 6.2ph so if you have an acid soil, balance it with some ash.

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@@CountryLivingExperience Kamut barries like wheat

[@saurabhkarajgikar3020]

Leaf ash and wood ash will have similar properties?

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Similar

[@basiliobastardo255]

how about the ash used with barbecue with lots of fats drained into it ? can you still use it? would it do any harm ?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I have never thought about that. The reason Yo not use those ashes is it will attract rodents to your garden.

[@basiliobastardo255]

@@CountryLivingExperience No worries on rodents, I like to know about its effect on the soil.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Sorry my friend, I do not know. That is not something I have ever studied or read about. All I know is if you put those animal residue (fats, bone, meats, etc) into a compost pile, it will attract rodents.

[@stevedawley2863]

Wood ashes should be put in a metal container and away from any thing flammable in case u have hot coals in ur ashes.

[@Gibson_Branch]

Mississippi State University sent my soil sample report back to me, my soil ph is 5.5, they said in the side notes, "The results of your soil is: ACID" 😂😂 Will be adding hardwood ash to my garden very soon!

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Very acidic! Hit it with that ash.

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Oh, it's finna get it!

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[@thelazyveggiegarden]

Is it okay to use charcoal ashes on tomatoes instead of wood ash?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

The regular charcoal they sell in the store has chemical additives. I am not sure what is in them exactly. I am not sure I would add them to the garden.

[@Danaman117]

Wood ash for pot?

[@hizzlemobizzle]

Urine added to the wood ash will correct the Ph issue and add Nitrogen making it the perfect fertilizer.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Absolutely

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What kind of urine?

[@hizzlemobizzle]

@@awesomemermaid2796 Well, I suppose any.

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@@hizzlemobizzle sweet. I’ll just tell my husband where to point. ✔️

[@hizzlemobizzle]

@@awesomemermaid2796 Just remember not to add it directly to your plants. Will burn them.

[@mcjtong.30]

Sir Pm My tomato,Chilli was 30 days old starting buding but after l apply Ash on them they started to dried up their leaf and die. What could be problem.....?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

It may or may not be the ash. More than likely it is not. It sounds like it was a watering or disease problem. Without seeing your plants, it is hard for me to tell.

[@joesindaddysinclair1217]

What about mixing wood ash with urine? Would that be a viable fertilizer?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

It would but you need to be careful of the ratios. You don’t want to add too much wood ash all the time.

[@user-ph6pn9nk7x]

What are the nutrients in the ash (the results of wood burning)

[@CountryLivingExperience]

About four percent potassium, and less than two percent phosphorus, magnesium, aluminum, and sodium.

[@maitrayeepalit6271]

Does woodash and cowdung ash have the same pottasium or nutrients?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I have never heard of using or making cowdung ash so I do not know its chemical makeup.

[@maitrayeepalit6271]

@@CountryLivingExperience Actually in India it's pretty common ,to use cow dung soaked water as a fertilizer,and yesterday I just gave some of the burnt dust of it(that is actually used to make fire or heat for cooking and also like an agarbatti) so that's it.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you. Very interesting. We do use dried cow dung as fertilizer here too but not in an ash or burned form.

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@@CountryLivingExperience well I just used it as a form of experiment, let's if there's any changes,I will let you know here. :)

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Sounds good

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[@robinham2796]

We heat mainly with a wood stove. Could I just add to my 3 composting piles and not be in danger of overdoing come Spring when I use my compost to the garden? You are my fav channel!!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you. It really all depends on how much ash you are putting into your compost piles over time.

[@carolparrish194]

Does it matter what kind of wood ash I use in the garden?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Generally speaking, hardwoods produce more ash and contain a bit more nutrients than softwoods.

[@carolparrish194]

@@CountryLivingExperience What are some hardwood trees?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Trees like oaks, maples, birch, beech, cherry, etc. Softwoods are mostly coniferous trees like pine and fir.

[@samssignatureseries7439]

Also avoid treated wood.

[@STEVENRAY18]

It is hard to add too much wood ash to a garden if it is done the right way and killed in or plowed in and then dissed and stirred up well in the soil it is terribly hard to add too much wood ash to a garden and or Farm fields

[@charlescoker7752]

Mix some sulfur in to the ashes will lower the ph.

[@robinsontanner1234]

ash... it has the electrolytes plants crave.... or is that Brawndo

[@DoseofScienceDoS]

You should use a metal bucket for all stages of ashes

[@4044pdelgado]

I'm curious as to why.

[@DoseofScienceDoS]

@@4044pdelgado because ashes can be hot and melt plastic which in turn could cause a fire

[@user-jc8tj5co7d]

Add garden sulfur ti the ash.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

That is a different video. This is about ash only.