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[permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment

From: Allan Balliett <aballiett@frontiernet.net>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:29:23 -0500

Anyone have any idea of a rule of thumb for what rate (in inches) (oak) wood ashes can be added to a raised bed? I'm thinking at about 20% of the top 6 inches which would be, what, about 1 inch(?) and is probably the maximum application rate Any suggestions for a rate of sulphur incorporation (in inches) to restrict pH change when that much ash is added?

Allan in Shepherdstown
(Whose pH runs around 8.5)

Re: [permaculture] permaculture Digest, Wood Ashes, Scott Pittman, 12/14/2006
- Re: [permaculture] permaculture Digest, Wood Ashes, roxy6c, 12/14/2006
- Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes, Norris Thomlinson, 12/14/2006
  - Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes, Brook Le Van, 12/14/2006
    - [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, Allan Balliett, 12/14/2006
      - Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, Keith Johnson, 12/15/2006
        
        Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, Allan Balliett, 12/16/2006
        
        Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, lbsaltzman, 12/16/2006
        
        Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, Paul Cereghino, 12/16/2006
        
        Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, jedd, 12/16/2006
        
        Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, Allan Balliett, 12/16/2006
        Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, Robyn Francis, 12/16/2006
        Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, Allan Balliett, 12/17/2006
        
        Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes as a soil amendment, jedd, 12/18/2006
  - Re: [permaculture] Wood Ashes, Lisa Rollens, 12/14/2006