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Re: [GWL]: A New Rant/wood ashes

  When I was a young kid I remember clearly how a man on our block planted
two identical trees on the boulevard in front of his house. In one hole he
dumped a bunch of wood ashes and in the other, he did not. This was in
southern California, Lynwood, an area known for alkaline soils and high pH
levels.
    Each year the tree with the wood ashes outgrew the one without. After
six or seven years, it was more than double the size.
My best guess? Perhaps additional calcium and potassium, but whatever, it
sure did convince everyone on the block, myself included.
  Go figure.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane Smith" <shane@greenhousegarden.com>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL]: A New Rant


> Yeah Jeff, you hit on a sore spot with me too.
>
> Yes, plagiarism is alive and well when it comes to both good and bad
> information. Poorly informed garden writers often copy and pass on the bad
> info into perpetuity. While no one is perfect, it is still amazing how the
> bad info keeps showing up. I'm sure there will be many others on the list
> with examples.
>
> I can't resist. . . here is my contribution to the rant:
> All too often garden writers who live in areas having acid soil will write
a
> general appeal garden book (or nationally published column) telling the
> world to add wood ashes to their soil.
> Wait! We don't all have acid soil!!! For those of us who live in the
Central
> Rocky Mountains or High Plains, this is an awful suggestion. We already
have
> incredibly alkaline soil and wood ash only makes it worse! I have seen
many
> a poor novice gardener ruin their soil thanks to a GeoCentric garden
writer
> communicating with the world - rather than to their region.
>
> Remember, if you are writing nationally, everyone does not live near you.
> Please do your research.
>
> Shane Smith
>
> www.botanic.org
> www.greenhousegarden.com
>
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