"lb" wrote in message
"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message

just wondering if the ashes and charcoal are ok for the compost or
whether i'm better off just putting them in the bin.

Ashes from a wood fire are, in the garden, effectivley the same as lime.

Or potash?

Yes but I think it's main use might be because it is alkaline (at least that
is how I use wood ash). The wood ashes could also always be used in the way
the old timers did I guess (by slowly adding water to it and collecting the
leachings) to then make soap.