Mr. Dirtfarmer's Blog

Duck Eggs are Awesome and we have the Best Duck Eggs in the 904. Our Eggs Happy and healthy birds produce healthy and great tasting eggs.  Once you try our eggs it will ruin you on mass produced eggs forever.  Fresh eggs from our Farmstead have deep yellow orange yolks and solid whites compared to the watery whites and faded yellow color of store bought eggs. Why Our Eggs Have Better Color and Texture First and foremost our birds are not permanently confined.  They free range across our land and are free to feed on insects, wild seeds and fresh...

Ash in the Winter Compost Pile Wood ash can be a great addition to the garden. It contains potassium which is a vital nutrient for your garden crops. Just as it does in humans, potassium regulates plants’ water balance, and has a part in transporting food within the plant and creating sugars and starches. Without enough, vegetables are more vulnerable to drought, frost, pests and diseases. I generally get 1 pound of ash for every 100 pounds of wood burned. Ash in the Compost Pile Wood ashes make a great addition to the compost heap, where they’ll aid fertility. Ashes...

Wood Ash As A Fungicide and Insecticide   Bud rot attacks your best flowering buds and one of the things that makes bud rot tricky to treat is the fact that it’s internal and systemic.   Bud rot on onions, radishes, potatoes, strawberries, or flowering plants including cannabis is one of the more notorious ruining molds, because you don’t realize it until the plant is basically dying. It’s very common, especially outdoors, when you have less control of the grow space.
If it gets into one plant, watering systems or root beds, other plants can get the same infection. It can...

Hello fellow gardeners and ash users. The 2020 garden season is here and with the current COVID-19 restrictions still in place, many of us are turning to our gardens and other close to home outdoor activities. I've added several new contract burners to the company and our ash supplies have increased accordingly. It's not too late to get out there and get the growing season started. I prepped with a pound of ash in my garden this spring and can't wait to see the results. Concentrating on different types of Melons, Corn, and Sunflowers this year. Good luck this garden...

Hello all. Just a quick rundown of what’s happened this year with Mrdirtfarmer’s Ash.  We repackaged the ash in a heavier plastic bag as per several customer suggestions. Offered an unfiltered ash option in 10lb and 20lb weights. Found out about all the different ways that ash is used by customers. Chicken dust bath, ceramic glaze, silver polish and gardening are but a few.  The most interesting use this year was several customers using mrdirtfarmer ash for making the Smoked Watermelon Ham a la Duck’s Eatery in New York City. Check Youtube. They are not going to release that recipe, but people...