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Wood Ashes good for crocus?

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Guff:
Been burning up twigs and branches this week, would wood ashes be good for crocus if sprinkled on top of my beds? I already put down a fresh layer of leaf compost on the beds. If they are, when do I add them, late fall?

Thanks for info.

Lesley Cox:
Wood ash should be good for crocuses - high potash. I'd apply round about now (late summer/autumn).

Guff:
Lesley, thanks.

How about bone meal, when should this be put down? Last fall I had bought a couple packets of granular bulb food, and I had sprinkled it around late October. Seems to have helped alot. I had alot of flowers, but then again, they are starting to clump up some.

Thanks for info.

David Nicholson:
a sprinkling of bone meal just before growth starts would be useful.

Ian Y:
You can use wood ash at any time but it is especially beneficial to the bulbs just as the flowers appear.
Also it is good that you are burning twiggy growth as that contains the most potassium - large logs have very little.
Bone meal contains nitrogen and phosphorus and should be applied in the Autumn or when the bulbs are starting into growth.
For my feeding methods check out this bulb log link :- http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2005/160205/log.html

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