Ash is not all the same: what summer residents who use ash as fertilizer should know
Many gardeners and vegetable growers use ash to nourish the crops they grow in their garden plots.
Ash as a source of potassium is truly beneficial to all plants, having a positive effect on their growth and ability to bear fruit.
In addition to potassium, ash contains more than two dozen other elements that are also needed by vegetables, fruits, flowers and trees.
However, not all ash is equally beneficial.
It is believed that the greatest benefit to plants comes from the remains of burning wood, as well as sunflowers and buckwheat.
The ash left after burning the tops, unfortunately, is not so useful.
Speaking of trees, the ash obtained from burning birch is especially valuable. However, the fertilizer obtained from burning other deciduous and coniferous trees can boast of its quality.
The main thing is not to use the ashes of burnt plastic and rubber, newspapers and glossy magazines, synthetic fabric, coal and painted wood in the beds - it will harm the plants.
