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    Have quite a lot of wood ash from a recent bonfire. I was planning to use some for the gooseberries and have read on another thread that onions benefit - does anyone know what else could it be used for (there is rather a large heap!)
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  • #2
    Once you've put a generous top dressing on the goosegogs and onions (incl. garlic and leeks) dust it generously on other soft fruit. If you've any left over after that, top dress any beds where you've got stuff growing - it disappears very quickly, so no point in top dressing vacant beds. Or layer in the compost. Lovely!
    SSx
    not every situation requires a big onion

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    • #3
      Very appropriate thread for me at the moment! (stink of smoke)
      Have lots of soft fruit as well as onions and garlic to put recent ash on.

      What does the ash add?
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      • #4
        The Greeks use it for baking!
        'Alousia' = water boiled with ashes according to my Cretan recipe book! Unfortunately it doesn't tell how much or for how long, or whether to seive it afterwards, or anything. Needless to say i have yet to try it!!

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        • #5
          I'm sure gripe water was made with wood ash and water?
          Wood ash is high in ... potash!
          Last edited by supersprout; 03-02-2007, 10:41 PM.
          SSx
          not every situation requires a big onion

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          • #6
            http://www.cretan-nutrition.gr/recipes/patouda.html

            Madderbat according to this recipe it is seived!
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            • #7
              Useful to know, thanks LJ, but I'm still not trying it!
              Great link though, thanks.
              Last edited by madderbat; 04-02-2007, 09:13 AM.

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              • #8
                Could I dig it in rather than top dress? I've got loads from our wood burner.
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                • #9
                  The Pompeyans weren't too impressed with ash!
                  My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                  to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                  Diversify & prosper


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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by JennieAtkinson View Post
                    Could I dig it in rather than top dress? I've got loads from our wood burner.
                    I don't dig

                    Nutrients in wood ash percolate easily into the soil as soon as it rains, so I wouldn't think there's any benefit to digging. If I had surplus wood ash (unlikely as we have eleven 1m x 4m beds growing alliums!) I'd use it as a layer in the compost heap. What do other grapes think?
                    Last edited by supersprout; 05-02-2007, 06:42 AM.
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                    • #11
                      We never have enough wood ash and we have two wood burners. If there was a surplus I would just keep putting it around the alliums and fruit even to a couple of inches depth. Its a low level potash source unlike manmade versions.

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