Waste bin audit

[Hotrodder]

I was puzzled by your comment about wood ash in the garden so I had a look at the following site for more info. https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mu ... -in-garden
It seems wood ash is good for some but not for others. It depends on the PH of the soil and what plants you are trying to encourage.

[L Austin France]

I was puzzled by your comment about wood ash in the garden so I had a look at the following site for more info. https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mu ... -in-garden
It seems wood ash is good for some but not for others. It depends on the PH of the soil and what plants you are trying to encourage.

Good for your chooks as a dust bath to kill mites.
Ours love it & dive straight in .

[Headers]

We have a wood chipper as we have lots of trees. We put the chips down as horizontal compost and spread the ash can dust over it from time to time. It rots down remarkably well.

[Loup-garou]

Thanks Hotrodder.

Yes, wood ash does not suit everything eg raspberries. I chuck it around the borders Mrs LG has prepared and tends - seems to suit most ornamental border plants. But, for the most part I use it for the veggies where brassicas are in the preponderance; it deters club root. If just put down like a mulch it can also inhibit carrot root fly.