18-01-2009, 11:25 PM
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soot
"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:32:21 -0000, "shazzbat"
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"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 9/1/09 16:24, in article
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote:
In article a27054f0-f0cd-4e2c-9593-
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says...
How long should you leave soot before spreading on the garden.
Good question! all the books say "untill weathered" well I feel well
weathered after about 30 mins!! I would say a winter would do the job
but
maybe someone actually knows.
It's hardly scientific but my grandfather used to chuck it onto the
garden
straight from the chimney - coal fire, IIRC.
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There's a body of opinion that holds that soot doesn't do anything for the
garden, and that chimney sweeps started, and perpetuate the myth to save
themselves the disposal problem.
"Shall I chuck the soot on yer garden missis, do it the world of good it
will"
It's banned for organic vegetables.
Why?
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