Re: Fireplace ashes

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• To: Kim Kiernan <k*@home.com>, s*@listbot.com
• Subject: Re: Fireplace ashes
• From: m* l* <m*@micron.net>
• Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 07:34:23 -0700
• In-Reply-To: <36EAEFEA.645BE122@home.com>

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At 03:08 PM 3/13/99 -0800, Kim Kiernan wrote:
>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
>Thanks everyone on the mulch answers that you provided me with.  I have
>another question now about the ashes from burning wood in your
>fireplace.  This is the first year I've used real wood for the
>fireplace, so now I have all of these ashes.  
>
>Does it provide any benefit to my garden or compost pile to use 	these
>ashes in these ways?  
>
>Are there any negatives to using fireplace ashes?  
>
>I think I remember from somewhere that fireplace ashes are very
>alkaline.  Does anyone know if this is true?  If so, maybe I shouldn't
>use them, since the ph of my soil is fairly alkaline, around 7.8 to 8.0.
>Anyone have any thoughts on this?
>
>Thanks for all your help once again.
>
>Kim
>zone 9, sunset zone 23
>laguna hills, so cal
>
Do not use fireplace ashes on alkaline soil.  They will raise the pH even
higher.  Margaret L


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