Is there any use for the wood ash that our small wood stove produces? It almost seems a waste to just throw it away. Seems to me that I may have read something awhile back about that. Thanks in advance.
Ash from clean wood (free of chemicals) is a good source of potasium, especially for plants that like alkaline conditions. It has to be used judiciously; it can damage young plants. I use it on primarily on Brassicas.
Thank you for your reply. Fortunately, over the years, I have had the use of a wood stove as a primary source of heat. Not so much in the last 5 years, but prior to that when I lived on the coast for 17 years. Early on, I was advised NEVER to burn treated wood of any kind and that's what I have stuck to all these years. We don't get that much ash, because I have learned how to keep the ash production to a minimum by making sure we have a very hot burn periodically. However, we are trying to grow some Brassicas for the first time in ages, and that looks like where we can use some. Thank you again.
