On Jan 31, 4:16*pm, harry wrote:
On Jan 30, 7:36*pm, "'Mike'" wrote:

In general bonfire ash is beneficial, but what care must be taken when there
are 'unknowns'? Plastic vanishes, but metal survives in a twisted state
which can and has been removed. Mainly wood, paper, plant debris, but .......
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Any comments and advice?

Mike

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Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive
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The main thing to avoid burning are plastics, painted wood and
pressure treated wood.
The old *fence posts, trellis etc. contains arsenic and copper.
Old paint often contains lead.
Some plastics burn down to form dioxins, equally deadly.
Once released into the soil they are there for good.

How did we ever survive? In my youth we burned everything on the
garden and the ash was dug in. It helped the clay, all ash from the
fires and Aga were also dug in as was the soot when the chimney was
swept (Though it was kept for a few months first).
We also had milk from the farm that was Jersey and at times would be
75% cream,
I think we were(and still are) healthier than most of the youngsters
around
David Hill