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Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: Doris_Pinks on February 19, 2004, 17:21:25

Title: Wood Ash
Post by: Doris_Pinks on February 19, 2004, 17:21:25

Have been given several bags of woodash.Where is the best place to use it? Sprinkled liberally all over, or for specific veg?  Thanks DP

Title: Re: Wood Ash
Post by: allotment_chick on February 19, 2004, 17:24:30

Blackcurrants love it - greedy beggars!  That's where all mine goes
AC x

Title: Re: Wood Ash
Post by: Doris_Pinks on February 19, 2004, 18:18:00

Ah rats AC, don't have any fruit at my plot...........YET!!  But thanks for replying:-)

Title: Re: Wood Ash
Post by: tim on February 19, 2004, 19:11:07

Very short-lived potash - so only apply when buds are forming?? Or thereabouts?  Don't quote me! = Tim

Title: Re: Wood Ash
Post by: Doris_Pinks on February 19, 2004, 19:55:10

Thanks Tim  :-)

Title: Re: Wood Ash
Post by: Hugh_Jones on February 19, 2004, 20:09:28

As Tim says, it is short lived, so don`t use more than is needed for a particular crop.  Also please bear in mind that wood ash contains varying amounts of calcium (depending on the actual material burned), so wiser not to use it on the potatoes - use it as a top dressing on peas and beans just before flowering, and onions once the bulbs start to expand.

Title: Re: Wood Ash
Post by: cleo on February 19, 2004, 21:00:25

I have heard somewhere that cooking apples like wood ash.

Stephan.

Title: Re: Wood Ash
Post by: allotment_chick on February 19, 2004, 22:19:12

Doris - what better reason to buy a blackcurrant bush !

AC x

Title: Re: Wood Ash
Post by: Doris_Pinks on February 20, 2004, 00:22:24

Thanks you lot, as usual you are stars!

Title: Re: Wood Ash
Post by: tim on February 20, 2004, 19:22:49

Never knew about the calcium = Tim