2 mistakes with adding ash that can harm plants

Many folk fertilizer recipes contain ash. Experienced gardeners advise using it to fertilize crops. However, everything is good in moderation, and ash can vary.

What mistakes can ruin everything on the site

Ash and mineral fertilizers. It makes no sense to apply ash together with mineral fertilizers. As a result of the chemical reaction, ammonia evaporates quickly - and at the same time the balance of essential trace elements in the soil is disturbed. Plants will suffer from a lack of nitrogen. Ash should not be mixed with phosphorus fertilizers, otherwise the plants will suffer from chlorosis.

What kind of ash can be used to fertilize the soil? Having learned about the benefits of ash, many gardeners burn everything in a row and tirelessly fertilize the plot. But ash is not suitable for all plants, this must be taken into account. Ash from burning an old fence, a barrel with garbage, after barbecues is not suitable as fertilizer. The best ash is from burning branches of young and old trees, firewood of soft and hard wood species.