This year we laid a hedge which was shading our garden area ( part of a field) in the morning. There was a lot of stuff to burn which was heaped up in the centre of the garden and burn't there. The result was a lot of ash and charcoal residue which was ploughed in and rotovated.
As it happens two rows of broad beans now pass through what was the bonfire area.
The interesting thing is that you can see the effect on the growth of the plants. Uniform size along the rows then much bigger on the periphery of the fire returning to normal size again.
Can anybody shed a light on the nutrient effect ?