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Old December 17, 2014   #42
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Originally Posted by solid7 View Post
I used to lay down wood ash from my charcoal grill on my bananas - to the point that the top layer of soil, down to about 3", was a slimy, sllppery muck.
It appears you overapplied to the point of potassium toxicity. Plants have limits. More is not necessarily better. I computed 1 cup wood ash per 5 gallons per year or so as a reasonable limit.
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