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What mistakes do summer residents make when using ash in the garden: plants won't appreciate it
23.07.2024 20:37
Wood ash has long been considered one of the most common fertilizers, which is not surprising, because it contains potassium, calcium, phosphorus and other elements necessary for plants.
In addition, ash has the ability to reduce soil acidity, which is only beneficial to summer residents.
But due to improper use of fertilizers, gardeners and vegetable growers may not only fail to help plants, but, on the contrary, harm the crops they grow.
Use of any ash
Only wood ash can be used as a fertilizer. What is noteworthy is that the proportions of useful substances contained in it vary depending on the type of wood.
But the ash left after burning painted, varnished or impregnated wood has no place on the site.
Failure to comply with storage rules
When storing ash, you should follow certain rules, or rather, there is only one rule, and that is to protect the ash from getting wet.
If you leave the fertilizer out in the open, rain and other precipitation will cause all the nutrients to be washed out of the ash.
Overdoing it with fertilizer
As we have already said earlier, the ability to reduce soil acidity is one of the advantages of ash.
But if you overdo it with fertilizing, be prepared for the soil to become alkaline, which in turn reduces the soil's throughput and fertility. Potatoes, pumpkins, lingonberries, cranberries, and blueberries will grow worst in such a plot.
