What Happens When You Use Ash in the Garden?

This video shows what happens when you use ash from a fire in the vegetable garden and around fruit trees.
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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

[@Selfsufficientme]

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[@Snuzzlekin]

Good on you mate, i'm sure we are all having a blast watching you enjoying your garden and inspiring others to do the same.

[@cajunfid]

Does this typically work better with hardwoods or can softwoods, like the common southern yellow pine that grows around here in Louisiana, be used as well?

[@Selfsufficientme]

@@cajunfid Both would work just as well - I guess softwood might even have more potash - don't quote me on it, but from my research and use the ash from general plant waste and softwoods etc is better than core hardwood. There's a case that charcoal is also excellent in the garden although that is another subject. Cheers :)

[@TheGourmetHusband]

Do you use all rain collected water? How much water do you go through on the daily?. I just started growing all my own vegetables on my balcony inspired by your videos. Got my Lemon Boys and Romas coming in soon. Just had a run in with End Rot but they taste better. Thank you for all your vids very entertaining as well as educational.

[@marcoursi6062]

@@Selfsufficientme Normally the more is the proportion of bark, the more the potash....I don't know the specifics, but that's what I read around...

[@Mandalore06]

Well, Grandma always did like being in the garden.....

[@nobody7557]

Mandalore06 cursed

[@javierth1238]

When it hit me i did the 😮 face lmao

[@OriginalMilkman001]

Lol!

[@apollorf429]

I am guessing she made a great meal too

[@nagualdesign]

Such a sweet old lady.

[@TheSaltySiren]

Honestly, I feel that basic farming should be taught in schools. You never know what will happen 20 years from now. We all may need to be self sufficient and have to completely grow our own food. This video was brilliant Mark! Thank you so much!! I knew that burning yellow spots in the grass caused them to grow back beautifully green and lush. But I never knew why! I do now!

[@bradclifton5248]

Times are coming when home gardens and self sufficiency will be essential again. Smaller, closer, localised food production.

[@luukhoedjes4339]

I love this idea!

[@dont.ripfuller6587]

You said 20 years...Im tracking that idea to be closer to 20 days....🌱🐌

[@Doc1855]

We grow or raise almost all of our food. It always tastes better and is more healthy bc we use natural insecticides and organic fertilizers.

[@lifeunderthestarstv]

A lot of this basic stuff USED to be taught! Capitalism and right wing idiots removed it so they could sell more shit processed foods. Started in America and super markets around the 50s-60s and the older generations died off. It's sad.

[@brucesteuer9696]

You can use ashes to clean the glass front of wood burning stoves together with just a little water. It is an effective abrasive. Rub it on and wipe it off. Then you have a nice clean view of your fire again.

[@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson]

It’s also a soap alternative if you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere. Wood ash, particularly hardwoods, contain a good amount of lye. Be careful of burns if you use it though. Don’t let the ash sit on your skin too long.

[@ravenblack7552]

My grandmother told me about how when she was a little girl growing up on her family's farm in western Pennsylvania, one of her chores was to take ash from their coal stove and walk thru the gardens and sprinkle it on the leaves. Not sure if that was on every crop or just certain ones, but it acted as a bug repellent and kept the little pests from eating the leaves.

[@martyollier7536]

Yep, my grandma taught me that too and it works a treat.

[@ronaldnorris2179]

My grandparents taught me the same 👍

[@michaelbausachverstandiger5172]

are you shure it was industrial coal ash? seems not healthy to me. maybe it was wood ash?

[@samgaither793]

Coal ash has heavy metals in it that the crops absorb

[@ocayaro]

I live in South Africa and it’s peach season. I have a peach tree that never really produced meaningful peaches in the last few years. I have been dumping barbecue ash around it for no other reason than to get rid of the ash. But this year I was startled by the amount of flowering, and eventually peach fruits from a luxurious tree. Now I know the reason.

[@dustinbrandel59]

God bless u in south africa. May god bless u and ur fruit trees.

[@Sk1tz092]

That's amazing 👏

[@moisestorres933]

Nice!!!

[@alexwells2231]

@@writenamehere0000 voetsak

[@writenamehere0000]

@@alexwells2231 english would be nice

[@wauliepalnuts6134]

*_MARK INSPIRED ME TO GROW A GARDEN. I HAVEN'T BOUGHT VEGETABLES FROM THE STORE IN 2 YEARS._*

[@Liquidforce4441]

Just started my first garden, also inspired by marks work.

[@louiekidd251]

The potash is very fine and goes airborne very easy. If you weep potash with a broom when it's dry, you may get a huge cloud of dust. It gives me a terrible headache and I'm sure you will want to wear a dust mask.

[@obsidiananime1737]

@@louiekidd251 a

[@magictooth2]

Great! I'm heading in the same direction

[@ethank5681]

Rip zyzz

[@johnbodman4504]

Ash has been used for thousands of years in horticulture, it provides potassium and also essential trace elements. Potassium helps in the formation of sugar, so it can help to sweeten fruit. It can improve the texture of soil, not the structure, which is entirely different. A lot of people use it in potting mix, as it improves drainage and adds potassium and trace elements.

[@straggler940]

We still control burn pastures and always comes back greener , the Comanches would burn certain spots of grasslands on the plains that later attracted buffalo herds to graze .

[@TheMarcosvolta]

potassium was originally developed by burning trees into whats known as pot-ash. across the world there were operations built just for burning wood for pot-ash to use as a fertilizer. now we just extract it from the earth by injecting water into the ground to mix with the potassium, which then is pumped to large shallow ponds to evaporate so we can collect the potassium. tom scott made a video on it if youre interested in learning more!

[@lukehmaxw]

Yep. He told us that in the video…

[@pilsplease7561]

potassium is super important for grapes and my soil is deficient in it every year

[@ianvaldez3886]

Used all the fireplace ash from the snowmagedon here in Texas. Our tomato plants went way past their usual size to some indeterminate tomato trees lol. This definitely works.

[@archieedwards3746]

He seems like he’s such a great bloke

[@restorationglam799]

Right, I just started watching his videos and ever video I want to give him a beer and say let's go to the garden

[@iggidec3300]

He's Australian, it comes naturally to him 🤗

[@MrBillFold]

You think he enjoys smoking marijuana?

[@imaginewaffles1318]

@@MrBillFold lol probably

[@WarmFuzzyVibes]

Yes, he has a real love for plants and the soil.

[@lordlevi2749]

Why isn't stuff like this taught in schools? This should be very public knowledge and yet I'm just learning about this. Great vid!

[@marlonmunguia163]

They used to teach us in middle school (I live in a farming community), they soon stopped when I was in high school.

[@Theloveinabubble]

I learned how to produce veggies,and now I'm teaching my siblings and cousins, I'm not waiting for school to take some kind of initiative

[@cerebral-liberty]

Because they want consumers, being self sufficient is in direct competition with the economy, proof that we need to change the structure of the economy.

[@Schnuppi67]

It's is thought in school at least here in Germany as a veeeeery basic part of normal chemistry classes

[@Mandalore06]

School's are concerned with indoctrination, not education.

[@pentium41andy]

Great information here. Except the NPK photo used is slightly inaccurate. The Phosphorus is for blooming and fruit production not root development. The potassium is for root development. Sorry to have to be the one to address that. At Least this is what is taught in both fields of Horticulture and Arboriculture. Background I've been to college for both. I am currently an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist as well as a TCIA Certified Tree Care Specialist. Keep making these videos. I enjoy them and they're full of good info. Cheers.

[@erich9532]

More people need to see this! Growing your own food and being connected to the earth is so important. Most humans are like declawed cats; unable to provide their own food. Causes a primal and subconscious anxiety that bleeds into the rest of life! What you do helps people man, keep up the amazing work

[@8oclocktomatotalk]

Greetings! The part about a primal and subconscious anxiety: you hit the nail on the head there, friend!

[@kettlejocksjr7771]

Nah man it's called evolution . This is all just a hobby.

[@alexanderchenf1]

@@kettlejocksjr7771 For you it is devolution and dependency

[@awesomedavid2012]

This also goes beyond food too. People are so dependent for food, saftey, survival aid, etc.

[@deusdex1186]

@@kettlejocksjr7771 You're not evolved. You're domesticated. One moment of crisis and you'd be useless.

[@watchingyoutoo6238]

I love how this dude straight up says right out the gate what he's going to show you no beating around d the bush good on you sir keep up the great work

[@mreshadow]

You'd expect an Australian to beat around the bush

[@Gik1618]

When I die, I have two requests: 1) I want my remains to be scattered around the garden 2) I don't want to be cremated

[@JodBronson]

Kinda Bipolar there !!!

[@boyscout6566]

Need a good quality cleaver....

[@JodBronson]

@@boyscout6566 - LOL

[@jimj9040]

That’s what they make wood chippers for... That and chipping wood.

[@jopalo31675]

No problem... never come across a body I couldn’t process. When will we be doing this. Should I just surprise you... friend?

[@FastEddy396]

Great to hear an Aussie accent again. I lived in your country twice and fell in love with the people. Mostly, I lived in Far North Queensland and spent time in Tazzie. Hope that you are safe and well. Best-

[@slyaspie4934]

How have I only just found this channel, knowledge and dad jokes my favourites

[@jamesdavis3008]

“Ooooo crikey she’s heavy” and that’s the moment when I subscribed.

[@tahahadada1936]

Bald and bankrupt says it too

[@janiceosborn4570]

Yeah James, he's really a funny, versitile, knowledgeable, REAL kinda guy. I showed some of his videos to my daughter and we're both subscribed now. He's got something for everybody who gardens or just wants to be a bit more free..

[@moreknowslessshows]

He is one of those guys that you can tell he is a good person just by looking at them.

[@longanddeadly]

Its Australia, pretty sure this is your regular garden variety aussie. They're all happy. Everyday a regular insect or mammal or something can kill you, the fact that he's alive means he's happy.

[@BearGryllzUnRated]

@@longanddeadly bahahaha true but we dont even think about it

[@plvmbvm513]

@Jason Coughenour "rarely is that true" seems like a bit of a stretch

[@Fable1Guides]

@@plvmbvm513 in america theyre all pieces of shit. 99% OF THEM

[@stevem7571]

@@Fable1Guides oh yeah? Well just think what life would be like if there weren't any cops at all. You and almost everyone you know wouldn't even be alive

[@cryzz0n]

I love your videos man. You're one of a handful of people thatre helping create better people for our planet. Much respect!

[@chickencurry7642]

My grandma's sister's house is next to the railway station and on the old days before she'd bought that piece of land it was used as a dumping ground for ash from the steam locomotives. The portion with all the ashes from the coal, she had it covered with tons of soil and in the years to come it was the most nourishing part of her land and still is. She has never used any fertilizer and simply tills the land once a year. Over all this time she has grown tons of veggies in her garden and the soil has developed a beautiful blackish red tone. It holds moisture amazingly well and is still very 'breakable' to allow air passage which helpa develop the roots.

[@ZanarAesthetics]

This channel is awesome

[@chefgiovanni]

Yes, cheers from USA !

[@minnow4008]

Agreed, I'm just now getting into gardening and watching this dude is refreshing. Love it.

[@--Paws--]

Interesting to see you here, but a welcome surprise

[@Steve-qo4hi]

Totally agree!

[@kpbriann]

Sure is! Very relaxing

[@bigbrickwall]

This guy partly fills the hole in my heart that was formed when Steve Irwin died.

[@thelaughingtiger146]

Womp, womp, wommmmppp.

[@geojelly9830]

@@jq7323 You're wrong. Whoever needed this video to know ash can be used in the garden is learning. Not everyone is an expert. i'm just a beginner with growing food

[@noneshere]

Ash is still good but charcoal is way better. Its better to pour water on the coals before they turn to ash. The more coal powder you have blended in the soil the less fertilizer you'll need. It looks good & conditions the soil nicely.

[@callumblakeney7935]

Jacob Peters god yeah cause everyone just knows that, it’s standard teaching really. Dumb dumb

[@mipueblo7042]

@@jq7323 you are a prime example of a coño.

[@DWReed01]

I used oak ash from the fireplace in my raised garden bed, and I’ll tell you what, I can tell this definitely helps a lot

[@JustinDOehlke]

I live a lonely life, but you are a friend to me nonetheless. Any time I need to reference something pertinent to gardening, I search your channel. You've never let me down yet. And, it's altogether like having tea with a neighbor. Thank you for all of your work.

[@keithadams6492]

Learnt from a farmer in the rain forest in Costa Rica. Use ash in a 3" trench around anything you don't want slugs in. Slugs cannot cross ash.

[@Photosynthesisbeing]

Thank you I got a little slug problem starting.....

[@emmettroche313]

Same

[@Amanda-kw1vi]

I haven't tried it yet but I have a bag waiting for when I try and plant watermelon after 2-3 years not doing it because something like to go after them

[@lindsayschilling8707]

Wow, I'll be doing that!

[@MsTazChristi]

We live high in the mountains and use a wood burning stove all winter. We mix the ash into our compost and feed the plants with it. Healthy gardens make us proud! Thank you for your awesome videos.

[@jcb3393]

But does this work well for all plants? My question is whether adding Ash to a composter makes it too acidic and makes it not good for things like tomatoes cucumbers lettuce and other things commonly found in a vegetable garden...

[@stormisuedonym4599]

@@jcb3393 Makes it more alkaline. *Much* more alkaline.

[@jakemon4550]

@@jcb3393 I think washing it with water to leave just the pot ash helps with this, and also making sure you don't add too much at once, pot ash is the purest form of fertilizer that you can get and just like the fertilizer from the store you can burn your plants with it if you are not careful. I'm not 100% on how you extract the pot ash from ash but I am sure there are videos on it.

[@jasonturner269]

Watching this guy reduces my stress level. He's really quite zen

[@HouseDuke]

Well bloody me: I only have a balcony for BBQ and stuff like that so i collected the ashes in a big bag for over a year now and was going to throw that away soon. Money in the trash it would have been! But thanks to one of your great videos -again! - I´ll sure safe it and add it to my small balcony garden soon! Keep up the great work please!

[@Aatell764]

I love when he didn't try acting like he knew everything when talking about the K standing for Potassium

[@katoloniable]

Indeed. Genuine fellow..😃

[@lostpony4885]

K.

[@harrykersey3181]

You get much healthier plants and better yield able to cope with the elements like the cold .

[@harrykersey3181]

Just because someone likes to share their knowledge with the readers don't belittle them and brand them as a know it all . We are all teachers and all students in the same breath.

[@dorianchriste8645]

I was taught and used fireplace ash to treat plants as new spring growth developed. Ash is great for treating mold or fungus on delicate flowering plants. Blackspot on roses, ash works better for the garden than a commercial fungicide. Ash dusted over the tops of plants in the spring eliminates the condition without compromising the natural balance in the soil.

[@carolbrehm1]

does it help against aphids?

[@dorianchriste8645]

@@carolbrehm1 Aphids and mealy bugs are often raised and protected by ants, especially outside. I prefer to use non-pesticide based aphid killers. My favorite for inside plants, works well as a household pest eradicator: D.E. diatometious earth (food grade is the safest). Here are a few organic, and more natural methods to pest control. Inside plants won't require you worrying about protecting friendly protective insects. Outside insect protection requires thought to protect your helpful insects that thrive on aphids and do the work naturally. Try not to kill them. Do a search for safe organic pest controls for your plants, YT videos are out there to help. Here are a few: Aphid outside garden control kzbin.info/www/bejne/foSml62Dl5tjbpo Mealy bugs and aphids, inside and outside plants kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ6vf3SGiZWartk Many outside pest controls kzbin.info/www/bejne/nonPhJyZj6psoKs Enjoy your gardening. It is worth the time and work.

[@karenann7015]

Your video techniques are amazing. Loving watching your informative videos and enjoying your natural humor.

[@nickb3005]

Great advice! My father uses this every year in his garden and he always produced delicious giant tomatoes and peppers with pot ash and horse manure. I know this helps because others nearby(nieghbors) would have a much less impressive garden and produce less yield when not using this method. Great for keeping bugs away as you mentioned. They hate ash.

[@KUYA222]

When I was at my young age, my Grandma taught me to use ash for our growing vegetables. I asked her why, she said "because that's how my grandma taught us, since it's good for plants". And so now I totally understand why. Thanks for this video, would definitely use this method again.

[@francesjuntunen4234]

Me too! Lol

[@sallygator]

Also egg shells adding calcium to tomatoes.. it makes sense

[@zayxen9346]

Something to note a about using ash is you wanna keep it to wood material only, when you use outside things like plastic or bleached paper it makes the ash dangerous for the plants

[@Jen-tt9yx]

That's good to know I was going to burn my bills which contain ink of course.

[@vickijacksonmcgaugh6629]

@@Jen-tt9yx it's all I do, burn my bills and paper from my company. No plastic of course. Zero problems. I bury the stems from vine borers, like my grandmother. Compost the rest. I would bet paper has less chemicals than grass hay or straw.

[@Madchris8828]

Good point

[@WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS]

Also be sure to remove nails.

[@hreyes499]

How about cremated human ash?

[@belindachappell9875]

I have been binge watching all your vids (only just came across your channel), I bloody love it! You are hilarious and I’m loving all the good info on gardening.

[@fifocrew3040]

I like the way you reinforce the knowledge.

[@johnyboy1978]

3:38am and I'm learning bout potash and gardens

[@mazorizk]

got an exam tmr. help

[@singhtoking]

3.57am here😂😂

[@looloo4029]

It’s never too late to learn life skills.

[@Lunadare]

3:17am 1-29-20 🤣

[@jesusagonzales9485]

Texas here. I'm about to retire and so glad I found your videos. Learning about growing my own food and hopefully to help others. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. ☺

[@Selfsufficientme]

All the best with your retirement Jesusa! Cheers :)

[@foodforest012]

Grow some paw paws Texas is perfect for it

[@johndowe7003]

down here in south texas its hard to grow anything, the sun will burn up most stuff

[@joeocnj]

Another excellent video. Just wanted to say thanks for all the information you put out on vegetable gardening. It's helped my garden out a lot. Cheer's Mate.

[@permacultureguy]

Mark man your videos are so helpful for younger folks like me. I really appreciate your passion

[@trippyraspo542]

I just started getting into gardening and this guy is my favorite KZbin gardener so far. He's a cheeky lil' buggah.

[@trippyraspo542]

LOL @ 5:35

[@xaras4954]

Same

[@bobcollard11]

When I was a child over seventy years ago, I spent a lot of time in my grandparents garden. The back yard was split in half by a walk with one side or the other used for a garden while the opposite was used as a pile to burn tree limbs, leaves, paper trash and other waste. Each year the sides were switched, the ashes turned under and a greater crop was the results.

[@MetalSStar196]

That's interesting! My grandparents just had one designated burn pit on their farm that wasn't used for gardening, but instead for disposal of junk mail and the like. That was before and after the party-line was cut in the rural areas.

[@terrykelsey2472]

That's genius.

[@TheMons26]

Brilliant!!

[@everestmaesia6938]

Your video clips helped me alot in my small garden activity.

[@glytchmeister9856]

Hardwood ashes are known to have a higher potassium content - they are the optimal ash to make KOH, potassium hydroxide, or lye. This is the stuff used to make soap back in the day from lard. So while twigs and leaves might have more in general, you can still get plenty of potash from a heater or wood stove if you use hardwoods… especially oak, but beech and hickory work fine too. To reduce the amount of black charcoal left over, make sure your fire is getting plenty of air. This will ensure complete combustion. You don’t need to use a billows or something, just make sure the fire structure has plenty of gaps through which air can flow naturally. And finally, the best time to add potassium is early to middle spring - this is when there will be plenty of rain, and when the plants are flowering, which is when they need potassium the most. Be careful to use potash in moderation. Too much alkalinity can harm plants, even those that prefer alkaline soils.

[@ariefbudianto8391]

The thing with hardwood is it's difficult to burn. So it takes more time. I once tried to make potash from avocado branches and twigs. What I didn't realize is the wood is so hard. I can't even make it into ash.

[@ceconk123]

Palm tree ashes contain around 30% Potassium

[@pamelavance648]

Watching these videos makes my heart happy wish I was there sitting at a table in the garden enjoying the peace of it. It may be work but it's the kind of work that gives you joy

[@lindsayschilling8707]

Yes. It is very satisfying to look out at your beautiful veggie garden. And, then harvest your hard work and eat it!!!

[@cocoeulo3307]

I love that part about almost ashing the blueberry bed. This was really educational.

[@marysewell9200]

Yeah those blueberries wouldn't have liked it at all lol. I give my blueberries coffee and tea grounds, because both are acidic and blueberries love acid.

[@WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS]

He likes to apeal to younger people or the children of the adults who might be watching.

[@p0l4r29]

can never switch off from you bro. love your content thank you teacher!!!!!!

[@waynemalford3020]

Easily The greatest gardener on KZbin. Every video leaves me in awe and envy.

[@drobi0001]

Thank you 🙏 for sharing these great tips. I’m going to start implementing this approach in my garden 🪴

[@jordanf811]

I've just started gardening and I like the way you explain things in your videos

[@EccentricNature]

It's so true! Volcanic areas have some of the most lush and prosperous plant life in the world!

[@Sartheris]

No surprise, lava takes out literally all the minerals from the earths crust

[@EccentricNature]

@@Sartheris the ultimate earth tilling. 🌱😊🌱

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

You should take a look above my septic tank

[@marthabenson2769]

I add pot ash & DE to the dust bath areas used by my free range chickens to keep mites & parasites at bay.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Great tip and use for ash! Cheers :)

[@gregbowen617]

I could watch you all day man - you have such a fantastic attitude to life! I really wish I could have the happiness that you have...

[@lifeandadventure1675]

I really like your videos and your sense of humour. you are making great informative videos. keep going mate.

[@vigopepperpopper5353]

Mind reading while gardening while instructing. Now that's talent.

[@truthhurtz2793]

How can you not absolutely LOVE this guy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kevinmurphy5409]

Dude, I know. For some reason I really like this guy. I think its the thumbs up he does.

[@peacebewithyou6048]

He's so nice . . . and has a LOVING heart!

[@nelsoncoronado3703]

He reminds me of a plant Steve Irwin.

[@bigwalker5429]

My grandfather taught me this trick when I was younger basically more for bugs and like you said fungus and helps hold moisture and bigger pieces promote drainage. Slugs really hate it we always spread it and waited a couple days to water and never seen them again. It is really good to use in the cold season to stabilize through winter. Good show

[@eddy8828]

One of my favourite gardening channels. Love everything about it. 👍👏❤️

[@1788paultato]

I recently tried this in my small backyard garden on my bok choy. I had a couple of plants that were not doing well. As soon as I put in ash around them, they started growing like crazy! Thanks so much for this! Your videos are very helpful.

[@Alex-vw6dc]

A great guy who loves plants so much. He must be a happy man, and never complain about the life.

[@Sggiffin]

watched you stuff for a while now, can't believe i never subscribed. so i have now. got a garden started this year, cheers !

[@basbasotto]

My guy you are a goldmine of knowledge

[@adriandent3028]

Ash is one of the best things ever. I used to have mediocre onions and garlic, until I started adding ash as a top dressing. It made SUCH a difference. I haven't seen as much improvement in other plants, but WOW!!! it makes a difference to alliums

[@rosemarie6545]

Hi Mark, I need to clarify that the ashes need to be from wood only. No charcoal ash from the “easy to burn” or the bagged charcoal that has had fire starter soaked on it for cooking outside.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yeah probably not great if it has fuel residue but charcoal, in general, is still good in the garden. Cheers :)

[@jerialexis5647]

Thanks a bunch. Like your info on the difference between burning large wood in the woodstove verses small wood in the fire pit & all the in between. Good video!

[@giovannimarta562]

Lovely garden u got, and love that u have great weather every time, sending all my best wishes to you and your family, 🤗from Sweden

[@jonobonnowonno1]

you are such a great presenter, got me interested in gardening

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you and all the best getting into gardening! Cheers :)

[@Braintier]

hes such a caring person, im new to his channel and im already loving him.

[@jojobrew4798]

I just love your channel, over the years I've wanted to grow my own veggies but just haven't had the guts to go full on into it, you have kick started me wanting to just go for it, I'm 45km from my closest town and 2 hrs from places like Bunnings so I'll start small and work my way up.. gosh I hope I have success like my roses. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@johnbaptist8193]

I will try this during this spring/summer for sure! Thank you.

[@andyrix54]

In the novel "Roots" by Alex Haley, before the capture of the family, Alex discusses how the tribe grows rice and harvests it. Right before the rainy season, at the end of the dry season, the tribe sets the fields on fire, reducing the dried stalks to ash, fertilizing the next crop. I hope I got that right, it's been decades since I read the novel.

[@samlsd9711]

I must say : I'm green with envy from your garden

[@brendaheddens660]

I love learning from you. You're a great teacher ☺️ Thank you so much Hope you and your wife have a blessed day

[@rodneyjackson622]

I THANK YOU FOR THE LESSON ON, HOW TO USE ASH IN THE GARDEN, I LEARN A LOT.

[@SerPurple51]

Finally a use for all the ash from my joints! 😂

[@carmineredd1198]

excellent for stonefruit

[@tamekahill2826]

Oh my goodness

[@donttreadonmygrow5306]

Haha yes!

[@MarikaMedia]

What would happen if I did use the my pot ash? Lol

[@guy2HIGH]

The ash from cannabis is pretty much the same as wood ash after its been thoroughly burned.

[@seanrathgeber]

Depends on what you’re growing and how acidic your soil is, ash used sparingly is okay, don’t over ash your garden

[@raimobalk757]

We get plenty of ash and we use it at our farm. thanks for the great info!

[@saskiazieltjens]

Strong combi of storyline and practice!

[@prettypothos4me290]

Guess this is why Hawaii has such lush growth!

[@JmacBogan]

love this education on potash mate, knew it was good but didn't know why appreciate it

[@radadventure2606]

Hi Mark, Just discovered your videos. They are great and inspire me to do more with my Veggie garden!

[@FallofftheMap]

KZbin has figured out that if they recommend your vids I’ll watch ever single one. For once KZbin’s recommendations are useful.

[@albertayunda5521]

Algorithms

[@juliahibbard4358]

God I love this guy, he’s like the Steve Irwin of planting and vegetables.

[@jenniferwilliamson4728]

Is ashes good for flowers as well?

[@TheDisneylover23]

Wow that was some great info! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I am subscribed and will be watching more!

[@randalcolucci6833]

Each vid I watch done by Mark make me love him all the more!

[@ruthschrei7483]

I have enjoyed your videos so much!! You asked what else can you do with wood ash? Well, I'm a potter and I save my wood ash from my fire pit or fireplace , I sieve and mix it with water and if I spray it on my clay pots, the clay takes a beautiful color or colors in the firing. So, it is basically a glaze. Also, if mixed into a glaze it causes it to run... sometimes into beautiful drips on the pot. I thought you'd like to know!...

[@Mike196]

My Mom: "Where is your grandfather's urn? Me: Potash

[@mariboni516]

😂😂😂😂 that's a good one!

[@benrex7775]

That's dark. I like it.

[@user-xv3zj6mo8u]

I would, actually, like to be buried like that )

[@petermorrow7932]

Mike196 we put some of my mother in-laws ashes in the hole where we planted a rose tree to remember her and it makes the best roses.

[@Gesundheit888]

@@user-xv3zj6mo8u Someone would have to crush your bones since human bones do not burn. Not at any temperature no matter how hot the fire. Funny, since all animal bones do in fact burn. Can't make us into ash, just crushed bone meal.

[@lindayurk4367]

Been doing this for years but I’m 72 and still learned something I didn’t know Thank you

[@KG-lr2vq]

I love this. Thank you for making it very clear what vegetables and fruits ash is used to fertilize and what it is not used to fertilize. I was also scared of using it in the garden, because I thought I would burn my plants and you showing us how to do it helps a beginner like me so much. I am so thankful for this info.

[@StillSwirling]

We dump the ash from our wood stove into the garden in the winter. When the snow meltes it gets into the soil that way too. Now I know to be more selective about in the future based on what I'm planting that year ☺

[@szyszynka1189]

I'm so jealous of people living in climate like this ;( mangos? avocados? :o sad greetings from Sweden ;(

[@milanradojkovic3818]

Don't be sad, you in Sweden have a lot of... of... pikes? Mooses? Blueberries! Yes!

[@julieugolini4195]

Don't be jealous, living in Northern Australia can sometimes be like living in a Sauna... 🥵

[@birgittlein7734]

Same here, so cold right now... greetings from Germany

[@volundrfrey896]

There's still a lot of great stuff we can grow up here in the north though.

[@jejrhriktntndkkwnrjriths1510]

What polish dude is doing in Sweden ? :)

[@Ev1LAngeLXIII]

Love your videos champ. My grandfather planted fruits & veggies all his life. His back yard looked like a tropical rainforest Feijoas, oranges, plums, peaches, lemons, taro, spuds, kumara, onions, spring onions, garlic, mind you back in the mid 50's in NZ every body was growing their own food, now sadly most go to the local supermarket.

[@mangodzeri6613]

Feeling so blessed to come upon your channel (thanks to these crazy algorithms), in times where I moved into a house living for the first time and am planning to have my own veggie garden!

[@michael7423]

Been a big fan for a while now and I love it when KZbin pops up with a recommendation for one of your earlier video’s like this one. You are my favorite garden professor, I learn so much useful garden info from you Mark! Thank you again Mark! Stay safe 😷 and keep well!!!

[@thizizliz]

Good to know! Thank you. And thx for the giggle at the end.

[@erwin643]

Wow, thanks for the info! Up until now, I've been just dumping ashes onto my compost piles, then mixing it up.

[@deborahreeves9491]

Lovely inspiring and informative video Mark, I always love listening to passionate gardeners. Something I am trying is putting comfrey tea into my ash collecting bucket and then spreading it after a few weeks of soaking, no dust that way, and I am hoping to infuse it with extra nutrients.

[@mokhtar_One_u_Key]

Your enthusiasm is contagious...She must have a very optimistic view of the earth.

[@missmeliss3710]

You're so fun and knowledgeable at the same time!! I'm looking forward to learning more from you! Thank a bunch, Mr!!