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Old 28-01-2007, 02:54 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Fire ash in compost worry



On 28 Jan, 14:50, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
Find something else to worry about. Avoid putting the ash from too
much tanalised timber or old paint, as they contain heavy metals,
but vegetables will not take up much of them. Modern shiny paper is
unlikely to be a problem.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


That's reassuring as I have always put the ash from our woodburner
onto the garden. However, I also have a solid fuel range, can I put
some of this on the garden?

JudithL at home