Uses For Wood Ash 

Hey spring lovers, we are merely 2 months away from seeing our little plants coming through the soil. Now is the time to collect that wood ash so it is ready to improve your soil in the spring. If you are a gardener, you know the benefits of wood ash. That gray powdery stuff you take from your fireplace is packed with nutrients such as calcium and potassium with smaller amounts of magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, and aluminum which your soil loves. Your plants thrive on all these good nutrients. Plants aren’t the only thing that may benefit from wood ash as there are other very creative practical uses.

Compost Pile 

Enhance your compost pile with the remains of your fire. Be sure that the embers are completely cooled before taking them from your fire. Use a metal bucket if the embers are still warm and store them away from the house or outbuilding. Turn the soil in your compost pile with the wood ash, including the black and gray burnt wood as well. You will be amazed at how rich the soil will become. 

In addition to adding the wood ash to your compost pile you can also make a wood ash tea. Not for you, hee hee, but for your plants. Get a large bucket and fill it with water. Add a large amount of wood ash to the bucket and soak it for about five days. When the time is up, drain the water out for a luscious tea your plants will love. You can use this to water the plants in your home or outside. 

Enhance Your Lawn

Wood ash can raise the level of pH in your soil which your lawn with love. First test the soil’s pH level before adding wood ash to confirm that it would be a benefit.

Pest Control

This is a great way to be eco-friendly and do your part to save the environment. Forget those chemicals that you use to keep insects and pests away. 

• Ants are deterred from wood ash. Use the powder to make a ring around plants to keep them away.
• Slugs and snails will stay away with a little wood ash powder sprinkled where you see them lurking.

Scrubbing Power 

You will be amazed at the cleaning power wood ash has. Make a paste out of some ash powder with water. Test this first on a small area as it is abrasive. Metals and glass will sparkle. Try it in your oven. 

Absorbs Odors

Like baking soda, wood ash absorbs moisture and odors. If you have a cup of wood ash and put it in a room with an odor you will notice the removal of the smell. Try it also in a small cup in the back of your refrigerator to eliminate food odors. 

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