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Ambitious_Ask_1569 t1_iwrnfdy wrote

Make soap. Throw on driveway for traction. Throw in woods. Its acidic so not great for gardens.

Edit: its basic....still not good in large quantities for anything. Also-Great stove made in Morrisville. I hope you never have to move it!😁

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shingalated t1_iwrv6d9 wrote

Alkaline actually (like lye), that's why you can make soap. It can actually be used like lime for gardens.

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Outrageous_Budget_57 t1_iwsjxx2 wrote

It's Potash not lime...great for gardening but you can over do it! Depending on your soil... 1/4 to 1/3 pound of potassium sulfate or potassium chloride per 100 square feet. 

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latinageologist t1_iws3q79 wrote

If it's acidic, my whole MS thesis is a sham lol. It provides critical nutrients to a soil profile that actually buffers acidity.

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-_Stove_- t1_iwumwjj wrote

Silly science, what did you ever do for us? /s

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Ambitious_Ask_1569 t1_iww8pic wrote

Its either acidic or base. My grandmother was french Canadian in Northern Maine and they would save their wood ashes and leech water through them and combine the liquid with tallow to make soap.

All I know is having helped her it is caustic.Burned the shit out of my hands. Fine in small quantities but if you live in New England and run 2 stoves all winter you really don't want all that ash in your garden. Better to use as ice melt.

But Im no expert-I bet in some cases it would work great. I used ashes in my raised beds and nothing would grow. Not even weeds, but I didn't write my ms thesis on the affect of wood ash in gardens. Was your minor interpretive dance?

Researched: you are right. 5-10 pounds is good for soil amendment. The hell with you do with the 4-5 hundred pounds that burning a few cords produce unless you have a farm. Anything over 5-10 lbs in a 100 square feet is not good and will kill what you are putting it on. I've got 2 Defiant stoves and burn 5-8 cords a winter living in Jeff's. That's a bit of ash.

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latinageologist t1_iwwmiis wrote

My minor was not interpretive dance (shocking I know). There are no minors in graduate education, but you probably wouldn’t know about that bud. You likely have enough information to find out who I am, just keyword my research above. Hope you learn a thing or two upon reading my work!

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latinageologist t1_iwwn151 wrote

P.s. it’s never acidic ;)

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Ambitious_Ask_1569 t1_iwy7evd wrote

I edited it. I just know it burned making soap with my great grandmother on the dairy farm they owned. You are definitely right though.

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