December 17, 2014
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Vista, CA
Posts: 1,112
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Originally Posted by Hermitian
Add about 1 cup of real wood ash per 5 gallons of soil every year or so and watch your harvest improve.
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Originally Posted by solid7
I used to lay down wood ash from my charcoal grill ...
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Originally Posted by drew51
Yes, like PH which is notorious for locking nutrients out.Besides the potassium toxicity of ash, the PH was probably off the scale basic. When you stopped using them, the PH fell like a rock! Thus making nutrients became available once again. Also charcoal is the worst! It contains many additives, and such. You will never see it suggested to use in any garden. Wood ash yes, charcoal, absolutely not unless you like petroleum byproducts and chemical stabilizers.
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Good call Drew.
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