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Uses for Wood Ash – 15 ways to use wood ashes around the homestead

Sunday, February 9, 2014 10:35
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With the colder winter months in front of us, fireplaces and woodstoves will start to get more use.  With woodburning, ash is always an end product that needs to be disposed of.  With a little pre-planning and the tips from this article, you can turn a waste product into a valuable resource around the homestead and in the garden. 

Before we begin our discussion of the uses of ash, a special note of caution needs to be mentioned.  Take wood ash away from the woodstove or fire­place in a metal bucket. Never store it in plastic, at least not until the ash is absolutely cool. This way, you avoid burning down buildings (a potentially devastating risk) or damaging surfaces in your house.

Use only high-quality wood ash. No ashes from BBQ grills, card­board, ply­wood, painted, or pressure-treated wood. Hard­wood ash (oak) is superior to softwood (pine) ash.

Using Ash in the Garden – Three Caveats

1. DO NOT USE ASH IF YOUR SOIL HAS AN ALKALINE pH of 7.5 or higher. It will make the soil too alkaline or salty. Alkaline soils are found in low rain­fall areas in the Western U.S. Use wood ash only in locations where soils are acidic, like forest soils and mountain soils, or places where there is adequate rain­fall in the warm sea­son…not in alkaline soils like the desert.

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