Making Bioregional Specific Fertilizer on the Farm - With Alchemy - STEP 1 Gather dead wood & branches. Calcinate (Burn) the Wood pile. No lumber!

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Calcinate (Burn) the Wood into Ash
Extract the #Salt

Ferment (digestion) the Ash before using it
#Alchemy
Wood ash is highly alkaline and contains a significant amount of soluble mineral salts, often up to 20-22% or more. It acts as a de-icer similar to salt, but it is not sodium chloride (table salt); rather, it is a mixture containing potash, calcium compounds, and other minerals that can increase soil salinity.

Fermentation decreases the risk of damaging the soil or plants ...It makes it bioavailable...Trust meh
The keyword being #TRUST
If you can't or won't TRUST meh. Waste $ at the garden supply store.

 

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Burning (calcinating) Comfrey along with Wood produces a better, more nutrient-dense #Ash #Fertilizer than wood alone. Comfrey is a "dynamic accumulator," meaning its deep roots pull up large amounts of minerals—particularly potassium, calcium, and magnesium—which become #Concentrated in the ash after burning.

 

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The gift of the Thistle

Thistles are considered highly nutrient-dense, often containing higher levels of essential minerals, protein, and fiber than many cultivated vegetables. They are rich in vitamins A, C, and K, along with nutrients like potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc.

Why spray them with death when you can break out a machete and burn them with wood and comfrey to make a great Fertilzer from the ashes!

 

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My eyes Love Purple Flowers
even the ones with Thorns

The Thistle has many uses...

 

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Comfrey will tell you when its ready to be harvested.

 

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