Informative article from Missouri Environment & Garden NEWSLETTER

https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2...

That was very helpful. Thanks. I sent you an acorn!

Very interesting.
My south garden and the entire area around it, for near a thousand miles square, has naturally acidic soil, with, by me, naturally acidic water, for those in town who used well water, crop irrigation is rare down there, but no one down there, and both of my grand parents were farmers, ever applied lime to the soil.
The area is considered some of the best soil in Minn.
This is why I always wonder about the articles that say you must lime acidic soil but then we have black gumbo which is in a class by itself.

Here's a question. I know that pine bark mulch is too acid for vegetables and the like. However, if you burn limbs off an old dead pine tree, are the ashes too acid?

Pine bark mulch does not have much, if any, acidifying effect on the soil. I would not add ashes to a garden without having had a soil ph test first, or do you already know the soil pH?

BigAppleRoseGuy said:Here's a question. I know that pine bark mulch is too acid for vegetables and the like. However, if you burn limbs off an old dead pine tree, are the ashes too acid?

Ashes are alkaline.

I never throw away ashes.
I soak them in water and use the water on potted plants.
You can evaporate the water to concentrate the potassium. You can refine it into potassium hydroxide (lye). Potash was once a very valuable resource.
I just use the water though.

No need to soak them however.
Spread the ashes around the roses with a little horse manure and cut grass.

Take it from me. Unknown internet dude on my second post..
Seriously though. Google it.
Ashes contain everything your plant needs, except nitrogen. Acidity depends on type of wood or plant burned, how green the material is, burning conditions, and on how complete the burn was.

Unless you're burning trash, I'll bet all my acorns that most folks can find a place for them.