using wood ash
By Valerieo
Portugal 
Please can you tell me if I can use the ash from my wood burning fire in my garden and if so for which particular plants could it be beneficial. Any drawbacks - apart from the ash blowing around on windy days?
3 Oct, 2008
Answers
Put some into your compost bin as well - but a thin layer at a time.
4 Oct, 2008
Broad beans like a bit of wood ash (it's the potash they like). Just dig it in a bit
6 Oct, 2008
As long as it is just wood and paper then yes it is fine.
Roses love a top dressing of wood ash as do other plants that prefer alkaline conditions. It is high in calcium so do not use on acid lovers...rhodes, azaleas etc.
It is very useful around the base of fruit trees, Currant bushes and Gooseberry bushes as well as onions and garlic.
It is also very good as a soil improver on heavy clay soils.
3 Oct, 2008