We have some organic material (wood, mulch, cardboard) that we are going to burn in our field. Not a huge amount, but it’ll create some ash when we’re done. Can this go into our compost heap?
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Tomato and pepper plants love a bit of wood ash. The calcium in it helps to counter blossom end rot. Otherwise, as others have said, bung in the compost bin.Living in north-east Spain, where the sun is too hot, the rain too torrential, the hail too big, the wind too windy and the snow too deep.
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^^^ Our wood burner, which heats radiators and domestic hot water as well as the room runs on kiln dried oak and ash wood and creates very little ash. We only empty it every week or 10 days even though it runs 16 hours a day.
As a result the ash is very concentrated and very alkaline (pH of 10 - 12) and needs handing with care. Gloves and goggles recommended.I live in a part of the UK with very mild winters. Please take this into account before thinking "if he is sowing those now...."
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