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Wood ash in the vegetable garden - 5 reasons not to throw it away! Be careful, never vacuum ashes with a conventional vacuum cleaner, otherwise it will be damaged. There are specific vacuum cleaners for ash - See amzn.to/36iqtSz
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1:00 What is the composition of wood ash?
Wood ash is rich mainly in calcium carbonate (15 to 30%) like the shells of eggs or oysters, which makes it mainly a calcium amendment capable of raising the pH. But it is also a “ light fertilizer ”, because it also contains 14% silica, potassium (2-6%), magnesium (2-4%) and phosphorus (1-5%). And also iron and aluminum.
1:34 How do you make laundry with ash?
The ash can be used to make laundry or a natural cleaner for windows, windshields, enamelled surfaces (bathroom). Be careful, it's a bit aggressive! See the recipe here https: // / watch V = yOJnc ...
2:14 How do you use ash as an anti-lice treatment for chickens?
If you have chickens, the ash is also extremely useful for making chicken cleaning baths. The hens will go “roll” in this ash pan. And the ash, much like diatomaceous earth, will eliminate all mites and all small critters, such as red lice for example.
3:00 Use ash as a protective paste from the bark of fruit trees
You can also use the ash mixed with clay, water, milk and egg whites to make a kind of pancake batter that will allow you to brush the tree trunks. This whitewash will help eliminate parasites from your fruit trees.
3:44 Ash as a calcium amendment to correct the pH of too acidic soil in the vegetable garden
Ash is an alkaline product that is to say the opposite of an acid. It will make it possible to deacidify the soils which are invaded by moss. Moss needs an acidic soil to develop and if you spread a little ash where you have moss, you won't have moss anymore.
The ash can also be useful for tomato varieties susceptible to black butt disease.By adding wood ash, you will on the one hand eliminate this problem of apical necrosis and on the other hand, provide the potassium which goes make sure that your fruits will develop better!
5:00 Ash in solid or liquid fertilizer for the vegetable garden
Potatoes or sweet potatoes also need a lot of potassium but prefer slightly acidic soils (6-6.5). Calcium in the ash may be a problem for them unless you are on very acidic soil to begin with. Beets, beans and roses are also particularly greedy in potassium.
6:20 How do you store wood ash?
7:13 How do you make a natural liquid fertilizer with ash?
You can also make an excellent liquid fertilizer by mixing 1 liter of NPK 6-1-2 urine with 100 g of NPK 0-2-4 ash in 10 liters of water and pouring over 1 m2 of soil.
8:02 When, how much and how often to use ashes in the garden?
The dose of ash tolerable by the soil varies according to its initial pH from 0 to 400 g / m2
9:07 How do you spread the ash?
As ash is very fine and powdery, it is not always easy to spread.
9:59 Can ash be used in all gardens and on all plants?
Be careful, we do not give ashes to acid-loving plants or in an already very calcareous soil. An ash solution has a pH that can vary from 10 to 13! The addition of ashes will have a sterilizing effect on the soil, comparable to the use of lime.
10:20 Can we put wood ash in the compost?
Yes if it is fresh. While knowing that this is not going in the "right direction", that of activating the process! A ripe compost with a pH already around 7.5-8.5. It is therefore not necessary to add ash to it so as not to make it too alkaline.
11:23 Is ash effective against slugs?
We talk a lot about ash to fight against slugs. Unfortunately, its effectiveness is quite reduced since at the slightest rain the ashes disappear and the slugs appear precisely at the time of the rains.
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