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Old 11-10-2007, 12:38 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Emrys Davies Emrys Davies is offline
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"Wally" wrote in message
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Your help would be appreciated here.
I am fitting a wood burning stove into my house
so will obviously have a lot of wood ash to get
rid of.
I thought it may be useful on my allotment but
just how to use it I do not know.
Should I just throw it on the soil and dig it in or
would it be better put on the compost heap ??

Thanks in advance for any help.

Wally


Definitely best to spread it evenly on your allotment where it will work
itself into the soil and provide extra potash and other beneficial
ingredients.

Not a good idea at all to put it on the compost heap as it will tend to
make the compost soggy which is not conducive to activating the rotting
process.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.