Ashes are excellent for repelling snails and slugs. Use your ashe to create
a protective circle around your plants. The snails won;t cross it.

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"peta" wrote in message
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Is the ash from a wood-burning fireplace good for anything in the garden?
or the compost heap?

avoid coal ash and wood that has been treated

rob