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My neighbours and me christened my new chiminea by having a barbecue last night. I used kindling, charcoal & rolled up news paper to get it started. Other than the bit of fat that dripped on the coals there should be nothing nasty in the ash. So I was wondering if it would be safe to dig the ash into the garden? Also what else could I use the ash for?
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Was it 'proper' Charcoal or those nasty briquette things that are full of undesirables...?
All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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Proper Charcoal...I have some of the briquettes but I didn't use them. I've dug it into mi raised bed and planted mi leeks on top of it.Comment
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Over here we mostly use those horrible briquettes (because it's the only way we have much control over cooking heat, when we used the proper stuff we had many a barbecue that took forever too cook the first item, then all the rest were burned). The ash, togewther with shredded leylandii-prunings, and bonfire ash, gets piled up in a corner of the garden, but this year I have planted some JA in it (I don't actually like the things, but hope t get a few flowers!).Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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PS, when in Spain we burn wood, and the woodash... we have a use for. I won't go into detail for fear of upsetting those of a sensitive disposition....Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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But what about us nosey b*ggers that aren't of a sensitive disposition...?Originally posted by Hilary B View Post
All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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GN has a pretty good idea! (although it isn't very smelly)Originally posted by Glutton4... View PostBut what about us nosey b*ggers that aren't of a sensitive disposition...?Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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In my last house we took down a shed which had years of ash tippings filing it up. Approx 6 tonnes, I've never seen my potatoes so good. They were clean and completely bug free, I always tip my ash onto my pot beds these days.I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.Comment
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