Re: Potassium & wood ashes/ GARDEN BLOOMS
Hi, Gene and Janet (and list)
My great-aunt made soap (some type of lye, probably wood ashes, fat, and
whatever else was required) from "whenever" (way before the Depression)
until at least after 1945. She lived on a farm and I can remember
watching the soap being made, and then my mother bringing some home (to
Toronto) for laundry use. It was highly prized - and almost as hard as
a rock! A few days before laundry day, my mother used to put a chunk in
a crock with hot water, so that it would have melted (and made liquid
soap) in time for laundry. I expect using it that way (melted) would
prevent lye burns.
To return to gardening, I have lots of wood ashes (two "natural"
fireplaces in the house) but haven't used them on the garden yet.
Right now I have lots of daffs, tulips, grape hyacinth, and some large
hyacinths blooming. The streets in Vancouver and suburbs are beautiful
with ornamental fruit tree blossoms, and the dogwood trees are just
starting to bloom.
In my deck planters some primulas are blooming with the tulips.
So are the weeds! The dandelions are especially bright.....sigh.
Cheers!
Betty
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