^^^ 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.
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If you have a wood burner it is good for cleaning the glass, use wet kitchen towel dipped in the ash.
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It great to deter slugs and snails surround the plants deeply not only does it fertilizes them but keeps the horrors way
Google its old name Potash
PS 60 years ago at school we used it to make soap using salt and lard and it workedLast edited by stevejelf; 10-02-2021, 09:48 PM.
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I heard that wood ash is good for garlic if you are growing any.
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I mix it into my compost bins and spread it on beds and fruit areas.
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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.
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Wood ash in compost or direct on to beds, cardboard into compost pile.
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I've never put it in a compost bin, but have used it direct in the ground.
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We use the ash from our woodburner mixed into our raised bed. It has helped with opening up the texture of our beds (very, very heavy clay).
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It can or you can use as a feed directly good for flower/fruit.
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