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Hi All
Im new to the site and also new to gardening and growing our own,as this will be our first year of planting in bulgaria,so it will all be new to us.Question is there any use for wood ash on the garden as we only burn logs from managed woods,also im told the ground has not been used for 4 years any advise on what i should put on it etc etc, any advise will be welcome.
thanks tony

YES, put your wood ash in your compost heap (cooled...someone here learned that the hard way) It has the potash that is essential to good fruit and veg and it will enrich your land where ever you can dig it in.

As for other tips, learn from the locals what grows well. Take it slowly and read books - John Seymore's complete guide is the best one I have found so far.

Good luck

This forum is also a fantastic resource

you can also use wood ash (preferably hard wood ash) to make soap

Hi
Thankyou both very much for your info i will be saveing the ashes from now on,you learn something new every day.
Tony

Put it round young plants as a slug deterent. It's about as good as all the other slug deterents!!!

Wood ash (or pot ash as its also know) is one of the best fertilisers around. Especially for fruiting trees and flowers. Because it has a low Nitrogen content and therefore does not encourage green growth at the expense of flower production. It's an alternative to high potash fertilisers like the ones you buy for tomatoes.

One thing though it is very soluble in water, so an application needs to be made just before you want it (ie early spring before fruit trees flower). You can spread it around the base of trees and plants, and rake into the soil.