Posted by Luke on August 16, 2007, 12:12 am
Hello everyone,
just wondering if the ashes and charcoal are ok for the compost or whether
i'm better off just putting them in the bin.
Luke
Posted by FarmI on August 16, 2007, 12:50 am
> just wondering if the ashes and charcoal are ok for the compost or whether
> i'm better off just putting them in the bin.
Ashes from a wood fire are, in the garden, effectivley the same as lime.
Posted by lb on August 16, 2007, 8:18 am
>> just wondering if the ashes and charcoal are ok for the compost or
>> whether i'm better off just putting them in the bin.
> Ashes from a wood fire are, in the garden, effectivley the same as lime.
Or potash?
Posted by David Hare-Scott on August 16, 2007, 10:14 pm
> >> just wondering if the ashes and charcoal are ok for the compost or
> >> whether i'm better off just putting them in the bin.
> >
> > Ashes from a wood fire are, in the garden, effectivley the same as lime.
> >
> Or potash?
Both actually. I would recommend wood ash in the compost provided that you
don't over do it and take the pH up too far.
David
Posted by FarmI on August 17, 2007, 3:38 am
>>> just wondering if the ashes and charcoal are ok for the compost or
>>> whether i'm better off just putting them in the bin.
>>
>> Ashes from a wood fire are, in the garden, effectivley the same as lime.
> Or potash?
Yes but I think it's main use might be because it is alkaline (at least that
is how I use wood ash). The wood ashes could also always be used in the way
the old timers did I guess (by slowly adding water to it and collecting the
leachings) to then make soap.
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> i'm better off just putting them in the bin.