I sprinkle wood ashes around the garden very lightly sometimes because I know my soil is slightly acidic. I don't put it around the azaleas and other plants that I know like it acidic, but admittedly I don't know the pH preferences of all my plants. Sometimes I put a shovelful or two in the compost as well. I don't produce very much ash and it's plenty. I wouldn't use too much in the garden or compost, so I'm not sure how I would deal with large amounts. You could maybe rent a chipper for some of the branches and leaves then compost that, but at added expense and work. Good luck with all your hard work! -Ais.

I used it on Boswellia Saca ( Frankincense tree) seeds mixed potting soil, pummice, and crushed charcoal and I got 1 to grow within a week ~ that being said Boswellia Saca prefers High Alkaline soil and is usually grown in poor soil and desert conditions and that is why I took the gamble on it working knowing the average germination rate of the seeds were less than 10% and that getting 1 out of 25 was a gamble any way but I got one so my guess is they are ok to use if the plant/tree requires high Alkaline soil just use it in moderation in comparison to the rest of the portions (not sure if I had a brick that had chemicals in it or not but it was a Kingsford briquet that was not burnt (chunks and powder from the bottom of the bag mixed and tested to get correct Alkalinity) and I got 1 to grow

Thanks so much! I am really happy I went with waterlox. The look is just so much more natural. You know how poly and other floor finishes lay on top like a sheet of plastic? Waterlox doesn't look like that. It soaks into the wood so you can still see the grain and pores in the wood. Its kind of hard to explain, but the look is fantastic. When you first apply waterlox and for the first week or two, waterlox is darker than it's final color. As the polymers set up, it lightens. As far as the odor, it is STRONG. I used a $25 vapor respirator from lowes to apply mine and it blocked all odors. You will need to be out of the house for at least 24 hours after the last application. Dogs too, since their sense of smell is even greater than ours. And you know about wearing socks, not bare feet due to the oils, right? Just for a week or so. I'd keep the dogs off it too, unless you can talk them into wearing socks. Here's a picture taken after the 2nd coat. Although I heard white oak can look a little grayish, I see no signs of it at all. Maybe it's the waterlox making it look so warm.

Actually, DH had reservations about wood period. He thought the tile should go throughout the house, and I said NO. He installed the Bellawood in the front rooms of his Cape up in Massachusetts, and it was the narrow boards of the select ash, very light, and it was gorgeous. That house has lower ceilings than here, and it was basically more individual rooms and not going to be open concept like our living/dining/kitchen/laundry will wind up being. And, our cottage with beadboard could better use the 5" wide boards, also select ash. It sits in my Teahouse under lock and key, with the heat or a/c keeping it properly conditioned for use. I got a bit more than DH estimated we needed, thinking he would skimp on what amount was required, and so there will be enough to have a little left over.....and I will have no problem extending the back porch/addition another foot all the way across, and to floor the tiny new entry as part of the living room. If that doesn't quite make it, well, I can put tile in the entry. It was MoonPie who hiked his leg on everything, even just a tiny squirt on the house plants, the chair legs, the bed covers that hung down far enough for him to reach, the laundry basket, the garbage can.....I became expert at recognizing what HE did and what Dixie might do. She specialized in the bath mat, since she knew business should be conducted IN THE BATH ROOM. Which is why I am so impressed with Dolly and her arriving at 7 weeks of age already, in effect, PAPER TRAINED. And she cannot yet go outdoors to learn about grass, because she needs her final shots to avoid parvo virus. What a charmer she is though.