Is ash from my fire pit good for my flower garden?

Your plants need a certain formulation of nutrients x-x-x. Wood Ash is ok so long as at the end of the day your plants are getting a balanced feeding. Too much nitrogen will promote foliage at the expense of flowers/fruits. Too little will stunt the overall growth. It's a bit more complicated than this, but you get the idea. Meals of only steak (or any one food) are not going to serve you well, nutritionally, in the long run.



Also, as stated here, ash will have an effect on soil ph, and if it isn't within range, it will impair the plants' ability to take up nutrients, so you might want to get a PH tester and monitor the soil.
Is ash from my fire pit good for my flower garden?
"You should always be cautious, however, before adding the wood ash to your garden or landscape. Wood ash has some fertilizer value with a composition of about 1% phosphate, 10% potash, and NO nitrogen. The composition could be stated as 0-1-10 in fertilizer terminology. About 25% of wood ash is calcium carbonate that will increase soil alkalinity. If your soil test indicates the need to raise the pH, or "sweeten" the soil, then you may want to apply your wood ash (as a general application rate remember that wood ash is about 1/3 the potency of lime; in other words, you will need 3 times the amount of wood ash as compared to lime)."
Reply:yes it help keeping bug out
Reply:dont put to much ash in at once, gypsen will help turn clay to workable soil.
Reply:have heard it can be beneficial for certain plants and good for keeping creepy crawlies from some of your more tasty plants,so why don't you use it to make a base for a path to your flower garden and it might keep some of the weeds away .
Reply:I've never heard ash is good but coffee or coffee grinds is good
Reply:I have tried fireplace ashes in My vegetable garden and it did well on tomato,pepper(hot) and red potatos. but not so well with leafy vegetables. as far as how much to use all I can tell you is experiment at Your discression.
Reply:There are several plants that will be hurt by the ash. I think you'd be better using some sand and a good compost (I like cotton burr) in your flower beds, this will "lighten" your clay soil, help with drainage, and add nutrients. Mix them in well as deep as you can, or use a tiller.



You also might consider starting a compost pile with the ash, coffee grounds and other plant waste. Turn the pile once a month and next spring you'll have a real nice pile of new dirt to add to your beds.
Reply:If your flowers are pH sensitive, be aware that the ashes

are very basic. I would avoid putting them on roses or azaleas.