incinerator question

lka200

Hi all..I bought one of those garden incinerators today..the one that looks like a dustbin with a chimney and was just wondering what i should do with the ashes in it when ive burnt some thing? I will only be burning garden waste and old rotten wood etc nothing toxic. Would it be ok to dig it into my borders in the garden?
Sorry if I sound thick but im a bit unsure.
Thanks Lucy

Savvy_Sue

You'll probably be moved to the Greenfingered board soon, and I am no gardener. However listening to Gardener's Question Time, I've heard that some plants positively like ashes. And others don't!

lka200

Thanks sue..I realised as soon as i posted that i had put it in the wrong thread (doh such a scatterbrain)

Penelope_Penguin

Woodash is full of potash (potassium) which is needed by fruits and flowers. We've been putting ours around fruit trees for the past few years and have seen a marked improvement in cropping.