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🔥 Wood Ash Part 1 ♻️
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Video Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYTjsxIN2Ws
Did you know that one cord of hardwood can produce about 5-8 gallons of wood ash? 🪵 We received a lot of questions on our last video of how to use wood ash so we wanted to share some ways to utilize it around your home. • Wood ash is very helpful in slipper conditions. Use it as a natural ice melt on sidewalks or keep a container of ash in your vehicle in case of an emergency when you might need extra traction during winter weather. ❄️ • Use about 5 gallons of ash per 1,000 square feet of garden 🌱It can help prevent calcium deficiency in tomatoes 🍅 • Wood ash will raise the pH of soils which is great if you use oak leaves for mulching. However, it is best to avoid using it on your acidic loving crops like blueberries or potatoes. 🫐 🥔 • Use it in your chicken run for dust baths and inside the coop to absorb moisture and neutralize odors. Adding wood ash at a ratio of 1% to their feed can also help egg production. 🥚 • Wood ash has many cleaning uses. Take advantage of it’s absorbency for cleaning up garage spills. 🚗 Slowly mix in water to create a paste that works great at cleaning wood stove windows, glass top stoves, and polish silver effortlessly. ✨ • Because wood ash is alkaline it is a great deodorizer. Use it to absorb odors in your fridge or sprinkle larger chunks in the little box. 🐈 • You can also use it as a natural pest repellent for ants, snails, and slugs. 🐜 🐌 • The added potassium to pond water will give aquatic plants a boost that compete with algae and slow its growth. 💧 • Other uses include • 🦋 Repel Moths • 🪱 Enrich compost • 🔺Please note these recommendations are for wood ash from clean wood not chemically treated wood such as pressure treated, stained, or painted wood. All ash should be completely cooled before using. • #copperknollfarms #agroforestry #forestfarm #forestry #woodstove #njagriculture #afbfshare #woodash #woodlandsmanagement #jerseygrown #salemcountynj #visitsouthjersey #naturenj
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