Finely sifted with some texture to the ash. Great for Pottery Glaze, Soap Making, etc. Depending on your application, you could sift further. Seven Springs Farm Hardwood ashes are great for neutralizing (raising) PH and lowering acidity in soil. Ashes work much quicker than traditional garden lime. (Search our store for Garden Ash, not as "sifted" and better value for gardening applications) No Commercially Processed Wood By-Products, No Chemicals, Glues, Painted Wood or Toxins in our Timber Wood We use All Natural, Organically Grown, Assorted Hardwood Timber (Organic, but not "certified") Unwashed Ash Environmentally Friendly, Replaces chemically based products that were produced to replace wood ash Seven Springs Farm Natural Wood Ash is responsibly forested on a family owned farm in the Tennessee Hills. Usage: 15 to 20 pounds of wood ash per 1,000 square feet annually to raise PH 1 Unit+/ all depending on your soil type and PH of your soil. Finely sifted with some texture to the ash. Great for Pottery Glaze, Soap Making, etc. Depending on your application, you could sift further. For Gardening applications, search our Garden Hardwood ashes that are less "sifted", great for neutralizing (raising) PH and lowering acidity in soil. They work much faster than garden lime. Incorporate before the planting season, It is not immediate and takes time for the soil to absorb depending on your type of soil. The PH Sweet Spot of 6.0-7.0 is typical for most garden plants. Acid loving plants will need the acidity higher. The amount of ash used will be determined by the PH of your soil. General recommendations for home gardens are to apply no more than 15 to 20 pounds of wood ash per 1,000 square feet annually to raise PH 1 Unit+/. Ash has been used for thousands of years for numerous applications. Packed with minerals, you will be surprised with what all can be done and has been done with natural wood ash. A natural and environmentally beneficial way to phase out many of the chemically based products that were made to replace wood ash. Seven Springs Farm Natural Wood Ash is responsibly forested on a family owned farm in the Tennessee Hills. Our hardwoods are fired in to ash form, air cooled (unwashed), sifted, and packaged. No commercially processed woods or lighter fluids are used to produce our ashes. Our sifted ashes have a little texture to them and depending on your application can be sifted further. 100's of uses for natural wood ash.