wood ash
Hearth's gray remnant
Wood ash is theite residue left after burning wood, consisting mainly ofite calcium carbonate and trace minerals.
It has traditional uses as a soil amendment, cleaning agent, and ingredient in making lye for soap: She spread wood ash on the garden to raise the pH.
Also written as two words: wood ash.
- potashAlkaline fertilizer compound
- potassium carbonateAlkaline salt, K2CO3
- lyeHydroxide cleaning solution
- alkaliAcid-neutralizing ionic compound
- soapmakingProducing cleansing bars
calcium carbonate · phosphorus · trace minerals · soil amendment · fertilizer · raised bed · tomato plants · compost pile · folk remedies · indigenous crafts · leaching · pottery glaze · magnesium · cleaning agent · bonfire · fire pit · scattered · cinders
- ashashes, ashy, ashen, ashtray, ashfall
- fire byproductssmoke, soot, embers, char, cinders
- old-time cleanerssoap, lye, borax, vinegar, washing soda
- Soil Amendmentscompost, manure, peat moss, lime, gypsum
- wood productssawdust, plywood, lumber, veneer, fiberboard
- pozzolanspumice, diatomaceous earth, scoria, tuff, microsilica
wood ashsoot
Carbon from incomplete burning
green leaves · charcoal · carbon black · sapwood · creosote
wood ashsulfur
Yellow combustible element
peat moss · pine needles · coffee grounds · vinegar · citric acid