I’ve been applying wood ashes directly to garden beds in our very rainy Spring, always when rain is predicted. It seems to work fine and not cause any problems. I don’t think I would apply ashes in dry weather with fully emerged foliage. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/