ashes on garden

[Buck]

burning brush on the garden in the winter time are the asher good or bad for the garden in the spring time?

[Don McCombs]

Read this...

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/woodash.html

[BigMatt]

I also burn on the garden every fall and put my fireplace ashes on the garden. I read the article and I know what it says, but I am sure the plants on my burn pile spot are bigger than the other spots.

[Don McCombs]

Matt,

It all depends on whether you are starting with an acidic or basic soil. That's why a soil test is so important.

[Virginia Mike]

My folks burned a brush pile to sterilize the soil before planting tobacco and tomato plants for transplant.

[DirtDoc]

I believe if you spread about 1 cup of ashes around a newly set tomato plant the quick acting calcium helps to ward off end blossom rot. Keep the ashes about 4 inches away from the base of the plant. Greg

[SONNY]

I always have ashes on the garden,---just rip deep, then flip it over with plow and they dont hurt a thing,---weeds growing in old burnpiles are always house high and very healthy! ---proof enough for me LOL! thanks; sonny

[Jack]

I have put ashes in my compost pile, I'm not sure if it does any good or not,

[v w]

I believe if you spread about 1 cup of ashes around a newly set tomato plant the quick acting calcium helps to ward off end blossom rot. Keep the ashes about 4 inches away from the base of the plant. Greg

Bone meal also works quite well although nothing will stop it completely. There is also a trace element which if lacking makes the plant unable to take up calcium resulting in the same problem. Can't think of it of course. Peppers same as tomatos. Vern

[Tezell]

I truely believe, ashes are good!