One Handful of Wood Ash Doubles Tomato Yield — Why Don't Gardeners Use It Anymore?
Автор: Story of Everyday
Загружено: 2026-01-09
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For more than three centuries, wood ash was a standard soil amendment in home gardens across Europe and North America. It increased tomato yields, corrected acidic soils, prevented blossom end rot, and deterred pests — all at zero cost. Then, almost silently, it vanished from modern gardening advice. This film uncovers why a proven, free soil amendment was removed from mainstream knowledge, and what its disappearance reveals about how gardening became dependent on products instead of practices.
One Handful of Wood Ash Doubles…
What you’ll hear:
• how wood ash improves tomato yield and soil fertility
• why potassium and calcium are critical for fruit production
• historical evidence of ash use in gardens from the 1600s to WWII
• university studies confirming yield increases of up to 55%
• how suburbanization and fertilizer markets replaced free amendments
• why extension services stopped recommending wood ash
• the economic reason unsellable practices disappear from advice
• what modern gardening optimized out of existence
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This video is for educational purposes only and does not provide agricultural or gardening advice.
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