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Old 30-01-2007, 04:22 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Fire ash in compost worry

On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:31:11 -0000, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:
big "but": what about the sulphur content? If it's a high-sulphur coal
and you put a lot of its ash down for a long time it may not be a good
idea.


Sulphur has long been used in many forms to cure all sorts of ills in
the garden .
But I think that applying it via coal ash may, perhps, not be the best
way !