Post by @simonakeroydgardener

If you have a log burning stove or a real fire in your house, don’t forget to recycle the wood ash by spreading them around your fruit trees. They are high in potassium , (potash) one of the three essential nutrients for a plant. Don’t add to much though as it can have a high pH making your soil too alkaline! You can add the potash now (autumn) but I prefer to collect it up and save it now in a bin and then add it in spring when the plant needs it most 😊