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Re: About that wood ash and charcoal..

Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

I think that wood ash adds phosphorus and potassium.  I heated
with wood this winter, and added the ashes to my compost heaps
all winter long.  (I have large compost heaps).

I am making new beds this year (moved to a new place last year),
and am not sure how big the garden will eventually get, hehehe,
I'm late starting.  Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions on
spacing for "three sisters" companion planting (corn, beans, and
squash or pumpkins).  I have a bunch of volunteer pumpkin plants
sprouting out of one compost heap that received a couple of
rotten pumpkins from last year's Halloween, nice big, strong
seedlings.

Robert Waldrop, Oklahoma City
http://www.justpeace.org/bettertimes.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Shank <talshank@uswest.net>
>Bill--there is a small discussion of wood ash at the site below.
Wood
>ash is listed in Mel's soil mix but I didn't put it in my
garden.  I
>didn't have access to any and have since read that wood ash is
very
>alkaline (high in lime and potash)--so be careful.  I live in
the west
>and the soil is already very alkaline.  Also, it must be pure
wood
>ash--no other "stuff" having been burned in the fire pit.  No
>plastics, colored paper, treated wood or artificial wood logs,
etc.  I
>don't remember where on the internet I read the article about
wood ash
>in gardening--but it did say--be careful--highly alkaline.
Maybe a
>little is best unless your soil is acidic.     Lorri in Colorado


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