Re: O/T Wood Ash

Posted by RM in Va. on September 24, 2006 at 23:21:38 from (209.145.81.12):

In Reply to: Re: O/T Wood Ash posted by VaTom on September 24, 2006 at 17:38:49:

A good deal of my pasture and hay fields were tobacco ground. It was worn out soil from weed control chemical and lack of lime from renters not wanting or keeping the soil up to par. It is in need of organic matter. I can already see an improvement in the grass. I'm sure that soil had no or few earth worms to begin with.

Also this ash isn't exactly like the ash from a wood stove. It's not completly burned to make it gray and fluffy. In fact this ash will still burn. Not with a flame but burns sort of like charcoal. So when I put down 4 - 6 tons per acre it leaves a layer on top that helps hold moisture.

From what I saw with the insects I don't doubt it gets rid of earth worms too. Sounds like you've done some good work to make your soil near perfect. I'm sure lime would be better here but with the high cost of fertilizer the ash will have to do for lime for now. Bad enough to pay the fertilizer bill. But when lime gets this high and I have 120 acres it adds up fast. I did watch other that used the ash several years before I tried it. It seems to do the job and again it's free.

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