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Garden Trivia
True or False? Wood ash contains significant amounts of calcium.
Home gardeners can achieve earlier harvests using season extension techniques like early-maturing varieties, transplants, black plastic mulch, hot tents, Wall-O-Waters, and floating row covers.
Cold hardiness of fruit trees varies. Several factors make the winter survival of plants like 'Reliance' peaches uncertain and despite being cold hardy, can still suffer bud and tree damage in Iowa's coldest temperatures.
This year marks the 17th annual "Day of Insects" (DOI) at Reiman Gardens on March 29th. DOI is a day filled with 15 presentations covering a wide range of insect-related topics. DOI has something for everyone interested in or involved with insects!
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Garden Trivia Answer
True. Wood ash contains significant amounts of calcium and potassium as well as smaller amounts of phosphorous, magnesium, zinc, and copper. But you have to be careful to not use too much! Learn more in this article: Using Wood Ashes in the Home Garden.
