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["Bruce Hansen" <brucedhansen@sbcglobal.net>]

I have used hardwood ash as a fertilizer for years for P&k. I prefer to use
it to sweeten the soil as opposed to lime. I heat with wood so I have a
bunch of it each year. I use it on 20 acres or so. Test your soil routinely
since it will raise the PH. Do not routinely use it in a small garden.

Bruce

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Rodney Eveland
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 6:07 PM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] Ash Quote Needed


HARDWOOD ASH:

It has no Dioxin, no PCBs, no sugar and it's fat free. It's also not
really a fertilizer per se, but more of a Ph changer.
If you are worried about your Azeleas being in too low of a Ph soil,
just mix in a 3lb coffee can of hard wood ash per plant, water well,
and wait for results. ;-)

What can you say about wood ash other than the colonials used to use
one of it's ingrediants to make soap?

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_ashlye.html  (soap)

http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/garden/composting/woodash.html

As a fertilizer. I searched on the terms hardwood ash and fertilizer.
There is lots of info about wood ash on the internet. I had a neighbor
use it as a fertilizer in already high ph soil. Not good.

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