Wood ash on the garden?

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I used a wood burner at home and get a bucket full of ash every week or so.
The wood I use is around 80% reclaimed timber from skips and building sites the rest is logs I have cut and seasoned.
I remove all the nails from the ash.
Is this ash any good on the garden and if so which type of plants would get most benefit and which should I avoid.

Thanks
 
Organic gardening says go lightly with wood ash in your garden. Wood chips would be better but take a long time in decomposing. I have a wood stove and thought the same thing. I read many organic gardening books to start and was disappointed to find out it wasn't a good idea. So I put the ashes along the side of our dirt road in hopes that it would help stop the growth of grass and weeds. Good luck
 
yes all plants will benefit.make sure the wood has not beed treated also keep an eye on the plants they may turn yellow. they may turn yellow because as bacteria breakdown the wood ashes they tend to use a lot of nitrogen in the process.
 
your ashes should go to a mulch pile with kitchen waste[vegetable,coffee ground, egg shell],grass clippings,leaves ,garden waste etc.After composting the mix will be organic delight for a garden.A little treated wood is ok as all non metallic compounds will be destroyed in the incineration.
 
I always spread the fireplace ashes on the garden in winter. All plants will benefit and it actually helps control bugs. I sometimes throw ashes in the air and let them drift onto tomato vines in summer to control bugs.
 
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