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southern MN

does anybody know what the nutrient value of ash from burned shelled corn is? Also is it an acid or base? It also has(had) a handful of crushed oyster shells added to each bushel of corn. There is alot of information on wood ashes but I can not find anything on this type of ash so any help would be appreciated. I get about a five gallon bucket full every two weeks.

12/14/2004 4:06:28 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Fifty pounds of corn will produce in the burner a small 'clinker', which is a porous chunk about six inches square and three inches thick. It is pure potash that can be easily removed and discarded into your garden to enhance the soil.

12/14/2004 4:28:27 PM

Montoursville, PA

Oops! Carefull there! That is a lot of potash. A soil test should be consulted when any amendment in any significant amount is added. Ballances are not easy to regain once any element is in the package that may not be desirable.

12/15/2004 10:22:12 AM