ashes from coal fire?

orchidpepper

Hi Guys

Would I be able to use the ash from my coal fire as a sort of compost? We burn allsorts in it.... wood, paper, coal, vegetable peelings etc. I just thought there might be a lot of good stuff in there?

Gx

Antispam

Not coal though

Abbafan1972

In this weather you could use it to grit your path. :j

PharmaAl

I add mine to the compost heap but no coal as it contains toxins. Wood ash is highly alkaline but it is also a good source of potash. As always add a mix of ingredients to the compost heap not lots of any one.

I think you can use it around fruit bushes/trees in spring due to high potash

conradmum

Wood ash is great stuff. I put it around all my fruit bushes except the blueberries. It's also the best and only natural slug repellent I've ever found that works really well. It does need topping up after rain though, it only works when dry.

I use it in the greenhouse too, where I have a problem with ants farming aphids on my pepper and chilli pepper plants.

Bunny82

As others have said don't use coal ash as it's not so good. I have a wood stove and sprinkle the ash over my veg beds. It's also good for chickens' dust baths.

davemorton

The main things I grow are rhubarb, strawberry's, raspberry's, apples, plums and tomatoes. Is the ash from my wood stove good for all of these, and do I just sprinkle it around them??

conradmum

davemorton wrote: »

The main things I grow are rhubarb, strawberry's, raspberry's, apples, plums and tomatoes. Is the ash from my wood stove good for all of these, and do I just sprinkle it around them??

I've used wood ash around all of these except rhubarb, with no ill effects.

saveman

gayle21 wrote: »

Hi Guys

Would I be able to use the ash from my coal fire as a sort of compost? We burn allsorts in it.... wood, paper, coal, vegetable peelings etc. I just thought there might be a lot of good stuff in there?

Gx

watch it if the things you burn have paint or similar toxins on them