permaculture

[J Hobbs <hobbsj@efn.org>]

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Hello All,

For about six months, I have been experimenting 
with wood ash as a caustic barrier between our 
small lawn and planting beds, sprinkling a strip 
approximately 1/2"  deep by 2" to 3" wide.

I have many island beds planted with a variety of 
edible plants.....such as-strawberries along the 
borderŠ yarrow.. variegated black 
elderberry-blueberries, etc  plus annual crops) 
I've seen no negative effects on any of the 
plantings.

The 'lawn' is a mixture of Ranuculous (creeping 
buttercup) ajuga, weeds and general grass seed. 
What I have discovered is very little grows 
within the ash strip-if any of the lawns' 
contents crawl into the this zone-their roots are 
very shallow and the plants easy to pull.

Jude
Eugene, Oregon
www.cascadiapermaculture.com



From: Lance Thornton <tlance@netdoor.com>
Subject: [permaculture] fireplace ash
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Hi, I have a good bit of fireplace ash from an indoor wood burning
fireplace and am wondering if this is a useful resource for fertilizing
or composting.  Can anyone advise?

Thanks in advance,
Lance from Northern California