"Cat(h)" wrote in message
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Hello, and a very Happy New Year to all here!
While it is not quite as severe as what many of you in the UK seem to
be experiencing at the moment, we here are having the worst cold snap
in 30 years, with plenty icy roads and snow.
Which means we are having a lot more fires in the fireplace, which
means we have more ashes to dispose of. NOw, I know this question is
asked regularly about timber ashes, but what we burn in our fireplace
is turf, or turf briquettes (peat, to some of you).
Could I use this to mulch the garden, ornamental and veg patch (just
as soon as the snow and ice melt, whenever that is)?
HOping that not too many of you are snowbound or too severely affected
by the longest cold snap ever - which is surely a contradiction in
terms!
TIA
Caít()


I'm not sure I would want to mulch with it, because it can form an
impervious 'pan' on the surface. However, you could dig it in or add it to
your compost heap. If you're worried about its effect on the soil, mix a
little of it with water and do a Ph test.

Spider