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What to do with ash from the fire ..?

Hairm · 2007-02-17 21:34:19

Hi, We light our solid fuel stove every day, and I'm looking for ideas about what to do with the ash. I mean we could spread it thinly around the garden or along our hedge (on our side!), would it do any harm? Is there any good use I can put it to? We have pay-by-weight refuse disposal coming in now, and we live on a…

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17-02-2007 10:34pm

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Hairm

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Hi,
We light our solid fuel stove every day, and I'm looking for ideas about what to do with the ash. I mean we could spread it thinly around the garden or along our hedge (on our side!), would it do any harm? Is there any good use I can put it to? We have pay-by-weight refuse disposal coming in now, and we live on a half-acre in the countryside, so I'd rather not just throw it in the black bin if I can dispose of it harmlessly myself ....
Thanks.
H.

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#2 18-02-2007 10:44am
Qwerty?

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If you burn only timber or turf it can go in small quantitys into your composs bin. Coal.... I don't know - black bin?

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#3 18-02-2007 10:53am
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I don't know if fresh coal ash can harm the garden , but definitly when its weathered its fine for the garden , it loosens up the clay . As you are paying by weight the composter seems a good option .
pjq

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