New garden. question about coal ash usage.
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Expanding the garden on some clay soil that has 2b mixed in it (the 2b is from the old septic field)
Picked up a bunch of peat moss bales and i want to till in some coal ash with the peat moss.
picked up fertilizer early to beat the price increase and have enough for several years of a backyard garden now.
Question is how much ash can I use?
Working on a strawberry bed today.
Picked up a bunch of peat moss bales and i want to till in some coal ash with the peat moss.
picked up fertilizer early to beat the price increase and have enough for several years of a backyard garden now.
Question is how much ash can I use?
Working on a strawberry bed today.
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As much as ya got L--just till REALLY well--won't hurt a thing!!
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They actually had a class on that\--so much for common sense!!!!!
coaledsweat wrote: ↑Sun. Apr. 10, 2022 12:30 pmhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j& ... qKfCBic03B
I would avoid using flyash.
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No idea about coal ash. I know too much horse manure will burn up a garden cuz I did it.
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I doubt you will gain anything by adding it, for the most part coal ash is clay/sand it's not like wood ash that does have some potassium an phosphorus compounds. Clay soils need organic matter more than anything, best thing you could do is start a compost pile and add that. Peat moss will help but it's expensive.
Don't forget about sprinklers https://www.backyardstyle.com/best-lawn-sprinklers/, also very important if you would like to grow smth in your garden, especially if you live in hot areas.
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YEa i think people get wood ash and coal ash mixed up. Not the same.carlherrnstein wrote: ↑Wed. Apr. 13, 2022 8:37 pmit's not like wood ash that does have some potassium an phosphorus compounds. Clay soils need organic matter more than anything, best thing you could do is start a compost pile and add that. Peat moss will help but it's expensive.
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I think I finally found a good use for my ash. I made a big pile and use it for shooting range practice. It stops everything just like sand. Can be wood or coal ash.