Ash for fruit trees? & Cherry tree.

[stella]

Would putting my wood ash round the rhubarb do it any good, well it is a fruit

[allotment grower]

Would putting my wood ash round the rhubarb do it any good, well it is a fruit

Ref. rhubarb..

Wood ash or potash fertilizers is a great boost for fruit bushes and strawberrys and rhubarb plants..
it also acts as a ph agent and wood ash increases soil pH. use lightly.. not to close to the plants to burn them..

if you can not get wood ash or potash fertilizer lightly sprinkle garden lime around the rhubarb to increase the ph..

This inturns sweetens the ground and ables the plant to take up more nutriants and increases productivity of fruiting..


Rhubarb and other fruit bushes plants are hungry plants and likes a boost of nitrogen in the early spring - bone meal is a suitable organic fertilizer..

followed by wood ash / potash based fertilizer.. in late spring..

rhubarb loves a bit of wood ash / potash fertilizer to boost fruit development stage growing of the rhubarb stalks.

[stella]

Wow many thanks, all the fruit bushes are going to get a dose when the snow goes.

[allotment grower]

Wow many thanks, all the fruit bushes are going to get a dose when the snow goes.

Do not use wood ash or lime near Blueberrys plants these are acid loving plants and do not grow in a limed area...need a ph of approx 4.5 for blueberrys buy specialist compost and fertilizers for blueberrys sorry i should of said above..

[vegtable newbie!]

Aaawwwww maybe that's why my blueberry bushes keep dieting on me! I just put them in normal compost! X

[allotment grower]

Aaawwwww maybe that's why my blueberry bushes keep dieting on me! I just put them in normal compost! X

ericaceous compost, feed with tomato liquid feed or liquid seaweed feed as well..

find a link to advice on growing blueberrys from grow your own magazine web site...


{ quoted from grow your own magazine }

Barrels Of Blueberries

Most gardeners do not have soil suitable for growing blueberries, which demand very acidic conditions. If your soil is above pH 6.0 it is best to grow the bushes in containers. Pick an ericaceous compost, which is lime-free and formulated for acid-lovers such as azaleas and rhododendrons – and, of course, blueberries. Use frostresistant pots and if using unglazed terracotta, line the inside of the pot with polythene.

Grow your bushes in stages as they fill their pots, potting up into the next size container as it fills the existing one. Blueberries need a moist soil but will not take kindly to being waterlogged, so pick a container with plenty of drainage holes in the bottom and stand it on pot ‘feet’. Choose a relatively compact variety such as ‘Bluecrop’ or ‘Sunshine Blue’ that won’t mind these conditions. Blueberries may also be grown in raised beds, so long as they are at least 40cm deep and are filled with a mixture of ericaceous compost and pine bark chippings.