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Would it harm my Rose bush if cigarette ash was flicked into the soil?
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-04-02 19:11:55 +0100, harry said: On Apr 2, 9:29 am, Martin wrote: On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 01:18:43 -0700 (PDT), harry wrote: On Apr 1, 11:00 pm, Sultana Wahab Sultana.Wahab. wrote: Apologies if the above question sounds stupid. A nice response appreciated. Thanks for reading -- Sultana Wahab No. Tobacco is a naturally derived substsnce. plus chemical additives The ash would in fact be benificial. In what way would flicked cigarette ash be beneficial? -- Martin What chemical additives? Benifits are the same as woodash/ash derived from any plant. Source of Potassium. I'd rather use banana skins! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon I have difficulty in lighting them, even then they're not a nice smoke anyway. Bill |
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Would it harm my Rose bush if cigarette ash was flicked into the soil?
On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:19:51 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 23:03:51 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2011-04-02 21:43:08 +0100, "Bill Grey" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... [...] I'd rather use banana skins! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon I have difficulty in lighting them, even then they're not a nice smoke anyway. Bill Lol! I'll take your word for that, Bill! We watched an old Heston Blumenthal programme on Belgian TV this week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008bylh In the programme he smoked salmon in a pile of burning straw that he put in a squirrel trap. Anybody in his right mind would have smoked the salmon in a closed tin using oak saw dust. Those who tried to smoke straw behind the school bike sheds can imagine the result. Blumenthal should go to Iceland. There, I tried two kinds of smoked salmon: one was very good, but conventional. The other tasted as though it had been smoked over a fire of slow-burning sheep-droppings. This was because it had been smoked over a fire of slow-burning sheep-droppings. I wasn't offered any smoked puffin -- an apt name, it only now occurs to me. -- Mike. |
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Would it harm my Rose bush if cigarette ash was flicked into the soil?
Mike Lyle wrote:
Blumenthal should go to Iceland. I presume that's the country, not the shop! (I just bought 2 loaves for 1.50 in Iceland!!) |
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Would it harm my Rose bush if cigarette ash was flicked into the soil?
On 3 Apr 2011 23:38:21 GMT, wrote:
Mike Lyle wrote: Blumenthal should go to Iceland. I presume that's the country, not the shop! (I just bought 2 loaves for 1.50 in Iceland!!) As it happens, I did once try their vegetarian sausage rolls; and, sure enough, they did seem to be made out of sheep droppings. For smoked puffin, I think one has to go to Waitrose. -- Mike. |
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The Rose bush has been around for some years and I'm now attached to it. It's pretty and makes me smile. Mistakes have been made and I was just concerned. During the cold periods when I'm stood by it, it brings me some kind of warm comfort. It's only a frigging Rose bush, I know. |
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Would it harm my Rose bush if cigarette ash was flicked into the soil?
I used to smoke - quite heavily most of the time and never more so
than when sitting in front of this screen. To my side is a corner group of plants - Howea, Dysis & Dieffenbachia and for many years their pots have served as impromptu ash trays from time to time. The plants have grown well despite this 'abuse' and continue to thrive. There's very little in the ash - either harmful or useful and usual analyses show traces of calcium, iron, magnesium plus other elements. The quantities involved are so small that they present no risk nor do they offer any benefit so from a plant's perspective they are essentially inert. Don't worry about the rose, any problems will certainly not be due to cigar/cigarette ash. |
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Would it harm my Rose bush if cigarette ash was flicked into the soil?
On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 22:37:02 +0000, Sultana Wahab
wrote: Jake;916778 Wrote: On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 22:00:00 +0000, Sultana Wahab wrote: - Apologies if the above question sounds stupid. A nice response appreciated. Thanks for reading - Reading the preceding postings which partly relate to the health disbenefits of smoking, you talk about "flicking" of cigarette ash. The volume of ash resulting from the average cigarette is miniscule in relation to the amount of soil surrounding the plant roots. It is also miniscule in relation to the volume of foliage on any respectable plant. So the answer is essentially "don't worry". But, as an apologetic ex-filthy-anti-social-habit-smoker, I'm really intrigued as to why you've asked the question. - I'm not good with words and I'll try and explain why I asked the question. The Rose bush has been around for some years and I'm now attached to it. It's pretty and makes me smile. Mistakes have been made and I was just concerned. During the cold periods when I'm stood by it, it brings me some kind of warm comfort. That's a good attitude, and ample reason for asking. Plants are living things, and we do have relationships with them. It's only a frigging Rose bush, I know. No, no! That's *not* a good attitude! You're among gardeners, so you can stick with your true feelings. Do note what some of us said a few days ago, though: the ash is safe, but on the whole, it's best not to put dogends on the garden or in the compost because of the slight risk of plant disease. -- Mike. |
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Would it harm my Rose bush if cigarette ash was flicked into the soil?
Martin wrote:
On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 23:03:51 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 2011-04-02 21:43:08 +0100, "Bill Grey" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-04-02 19:11:55 +0100, harry said: On Apr 2, 9:29 am, Martin wrote: On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 01:18:43 -0700 (PDT), harry wrote: On Apr 1, 11:00 pm, Sultana Wahab Sultana.Wahab. wrote: Apologies if the above question sounds stupid. A nice response appreciated. Thanks for reading -- Sultana Wahab No. Tobacco is a naturally derived substsnce. plus chemical additives The ash would in fact be benificial. In what way would flicked cigarette ash be beneficial? -- Martin What chemical additives? Benifits are the same as woodash/ash derived from any plant. Source of Potassium. I'd rather use banana skins! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon I have difficulty in lighting them, even then they're not a nice smoke anyway. Bill Lol! I'll take your word for that, Bill! We watched an old Heston Blumenthal programme on Belgian TV this week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008bylh In the programme he smoked salmon in a pile of burning straw that he put in a squirrel trap. Anybody in his right mind would have smoked the salmon in a closed tin using oak saw dust. Those who tried to smoke straw behind the school bike sheds can imagine the result. I remember some years ago seeing him make "perfect" mashed potato. After about three days of careful preparation to the nearest .1 degree centigrade, cooling it down, heating it up, and so on, he had about a spoonful of unappetising looking slop. How we laughed, it became a bit of a running joke in the family. Ian |
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