| Did you just distribute it on top of the bed, or rake/till/otherwise mix it in? If (hopefully) it is just on top, how about simply sweeping it off? Or getting out the ShopVac? I sure don't know enough soil chemistry to suggest any ash-countering additive! Heck, I didn't know that ash was alkaline. But... I am going to guess that if your soil was acidic to begin with, you're probably going to be OK. The soil is such a large pH buffer that acute modifications like this usually don't produce much lasting change. However, if the soil was alkaline to begin with and you had to fight to lower the pH, you'd probably have a bigger problem. I'd suggest checking in with folks in the soil forum... some pretty smart buggers over there. |
