Burning wood.

I've been doing some heavy pruning of woody shrubs and will shortly be cutting down a cherry blossom (I think that's what it is) that is isn't in the best of places in my back garden.

I'm planning on having a bonfire. I'll eventually end up with a pile of ash and wanted to know if the ash will be of any use to me in the garden?

Ant.

 

have a read of my thread . it contains some useful info that should help you out

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=6521

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Thanks for the link and such a great read.

Best of luck with the allotment and continue to post lots of great pictures.

Ant.

 

Wood ash contains potassium, so it is useful as a fertiliser. It is also alkaline, so maybe not so good on acid-loving plants. When I have any, I sprinkle it around growing plants. Potassium salts are soluble (yes I'm a chemist) so collect the ash before it gets rained on, and I think if you put it on the compost heap it will get washed away and wasted.
I use ash from the barbecue in this way if I've been burning charcoal. I wouldn't do it with ash from the briquettes. I think they have coal, or coke, in them, and the ash might contain heavy metals