Re: Ashes in CP growing media

Erkki.Aalto@Helsinki.FI
Wed, 11 May 1994 08:14:51 +0200 (EET)

>Some claim the benefit is from the ashes leaching into the soil, making it
>acidic and releasing nutrients.

Fires do indeed release nutrients, but ashes make soil less acidic, not more.
Giving ashes to CPs sounds a very bad idea.

Erkki Aalto

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