toxie

Hi, has anyone used ashes (wood,cigs. ect.) as a source for nutrition?

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One of the ingredients in my organic mix is a cup of hardwood ash, I probably wouldn't use cig ashes.

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well you can get ash from the bbq if you use woodcoals.

the better the coals (no additives)the better.

the whiter the ash, the purer it is.

i never changed the tray on a entire summer and that ash was ranging from grey to the whitest creamiest ash ever.

those were just the cheapest coals i could find, but pure woodcoals, even looked like black wood many of them.

tried some of it mixed with water in my first grow, but had no comparison, maybe ill try it again.

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Wood ashes can be a source of potassium and can also be used to raise the pH of your soil when needed.

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toxie

o.k. thanks. I've used ashes on my house plants for years. I thought it would be good for cannibis too. I would like some more reports of how and when anyone has used ashes and with what results? Thank you all this site has been a god send for information.

johnny-0

Hard wood ashes are preferred.I would not use ashes from the barbie.

Nelson Mutz

Back in the day, when I smoked cigarettes and cigars, I would sprinkle the ashes on container and bedding plants. The dad of a good friend, who was a totally outrageous gardener, said the ash was good to help keep pests off your plants [nicotine in the ash]. I can still see him tending to his plants, smoking a big fat cigar; he said it helped keep the bugs away while he gardened.

I guess if you had a huge pest invasion, this would be a good idea for your indoor garden. I think, however, that most of us know that good housekeeping prevents unwanted visitors, but, in a pinch...

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Nelson Mutz

Would have to second this, johnny-o...food by-products are a around your MJ plants...

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I don't think that was a big fat cigar your friends dad was smoking... it was a blunt.