Wood to ashes to palms

[DoomsDave]

So here’s a bucket of ashes from one of my fireplaces.

Palms as a group like potassium 

[DoomsDave]

It’s not high powered fert but still good to have

here’s a spot

After mulch scraped

[Palm Tree Jim]

I’ve been doing this for years.

Works well for cycads as well.

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

This is very interesting, I make lots of ashes from my primo grille =) Is it possible to unbalance your current soil with this technique? 

[Butch]

23 hours ago, OC2Texaspalmlvr said:

This is very interesting, I make lots of ashes from my primo grille =)

Ah... Another ceramic BBQ enthusiast......

 

Butch

[akamu]

I guess I  could also use the ashes from  my traeger smoker but my dogs might start eating the dirt they sit at attention when the ribs are cooking 

[joe_OC]

Ceramic BBQ'er as well, and have been doing the same.  Only problem is there is not a lot of ash....

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

@Butch @joe_OC yeah it's real fine ashes, lose most of it just scooping it up. I usually get it with my shop vac haha. Should've put it down before the mulch tho =/ 

[Butch]

I used to dump the ashes in the planters... But thought it might affect the ph, so stopped.... I guess I can go back to doing this?

 2-Kamado brand Kamados, 1-50yr old Imperial Kamado and 1- steel version of a Kamado for camping called a “ Big Steel Keg”... As you can see, I kinda like them. 
Butch

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

4 hours ago, Butch said:

I used to dump the ashes in the planters... But thought it might affect the ph, so stopped.... I guess I can go back to doing this?

 2-Kamado brand Kamados, 1-50yr old Imperial Kamado and 1- steel version of a Kamado for camping called a “ Big Steel Keg”... As you can see, I kinda like them. 
Butch

That's awesome Butch I love mine for sure. Cooking especially smoking is so easy cause you must cant dry the food out unless you fell asleep and forgot about it Haha I can smoke meat for over 30hrs without ever having to put my charcoal in =) 

[Steve Mac]

I think that ash can affect the Ph of the soil, it is highly alkaline. It is the potassium carbonate and the calcium carbonate.

I threw a lot on my lawn once and watered it in, the worms could not get out of there quickly enough.

The Magpies had a picnic.

[DoomsDave]

Oh yeah ash is alkaline 

But I’ve found that most palms don’t care about PH and those that do like it alkaline

There have got to be exceptions somewhere 

I’ve got azaleas and camellias and the good heap of ash doesn’t seem to faze them

[Steve Mac]

Yes Dave, Azaleas and Camellias are known as acid loving plants.

What you do is fine because fresh leaf litter is acidic so it is being balanced.

I would not be putting too much ash into a pot though.