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I do not put ashes in my compost. In my area the soil is very rich in phosphorus and potash naturally. the PH is the key to unlocking it's availability for the plants to uptake. I do occasionally apply some ashes to certain beds in a rest season. Good compost helps buffer Ph problems and...

I left out I also do a little chicken run "composting" utilizing the litter from the house floor and misc. plant materials but not too much due to our heavy and extended periods of rain making the deteriorating waste a sodden stinking mess full of gnats, if you put a lot of material in at one...

I use fresh chicken waste laden straw litter from under the roost cleanout area, directly on corn and certain other crops with great success. I also compost, working one or two 8 foot diameter 4ft high compost bins adding the chicken waste with leaves and misc. plant materials. I don't turn the...