St. Phatty
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Not unlike wood ash.
Not unlike wood ash.
Found this-
The complete plant has the following composition: C (38.94%), H (6.06%), N (1.74%), O (48.72%),ashes (4.54%). The stalks contain: C (56.80%), H (6.48%), N (0.43%), O (34.52%), ashes (1.77%). Theleaves contain: C (40.50%), H (5.98%), N (1.82%), O (29.7%), ashes (22%).
I haven't spent much time on those numbers, but right off the bat the C values were confusing.
If the leaves are 40.5% C and the stalks are 56.8% C, how can the entire plant only be 38.94% C?
Am I missing something obvious? If so, feel free to mock me, but please educate me while doing so.
i would be cautious using wood/plant ash in soil... it is highly alkaline and tends to gum up the structure/consistency.
i would only use it with calcicole plants (that like lime) .. such as cabbage family.
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I haven't spent much time on those numbers, but right off the bat the C values were confusing.
If the leaves are 40.5% C and the stalks are 56.8% C, how can the entire plant only be 38.94% C?
Am I missing something obvious? If so, feel free to mock me, but please educate me while doing so.
Never use fireplace ash if you have burnt coal... (it can contain arsenic, cadmium ectc )
same should be said of biocharI personally recommend to others not to use wood ash as an amendment
Soak the ash, use the water.
It’s not that strong.Yes - save your lungs for the good stuff !
Handling wood ash, the Dust can Really Suck.
One of my get around to it tasks is to un-plug one of the toilets.
The tool - a solution of store-bought Potassium Carbonate. Highly alkaline, but not as bad as Lye.
Wood ash = Potassium Carbonate, mostly.