On 23/07/2013 15:44, 'Mike' wrote:

Basically, a bonfire is OK with garden waste and as long as it is not
too frequent and not smoking anybody out during their BBQ

Let's see if we can keep this to bonfires for the benefit of the new
gardener.

Let's have some 'experiences' of bonfire problems and 'successful'
bonfires.

Mike

My bonfires are only ever with diseased material that I don't want to
compost and is already tinder dry. I once had the fire brigade turn up
to a previous house on a Sunday afternoon after I had burnt off some
dead raspberry stems in bulk. A neighbour reported seeing large flames.

The firemen were very decent about it as by the time they arrived there
was just a tiny pile of innocent looking ash. The flames did get a bit
high but there was plenty of room and nothing combustible within 20'.

These days I have a larger garden and back onto a field. I only have a
bonfire if the wind is in the right direction to take any smoke away
from neighbours. One neighbour has an annoying habit of "burning" wet
leaves in bulk for the entire or autumn which makes him a bit unpopular.

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Regards,
Martin Brown