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Coal Ash help please.
I remember an earlier thread which indicated Wood ash was ok for soil,
although there is a tendancy towards alcalinity. My adj allotmenteer has started to put soft-coal ash from his open fire on the soil. Is this ok please ? Pete |
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Coal Ash help please.
Yes. That is ideal providing that it is spread around.
Regards, Emrys Davies. "Cumberpach" wrote in message ... I remember an earlier thread which indicated Wood ash was ok for soil, although there is a tendancy towards alcalinity. My adj allotmenteer has started to put soft-coal ash from his open fire on the soil. Is this ok please ? Pete |
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Coal Ash help please.
Yes. That is ideal providing that it is spread around.
Regards, Emrys Davies. "Cumberpach" wrote in message ... I remember an earlier thread which indicated Wood ash was ok for soil, although there is a tendancy towards alcalinity. My adj allotmenteer has started to put soft-coal ash from his open fire on the soil. Is this ok please ? Pete |
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Coal Ash help please.
"Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... Yes. That is ideal providing that it is spread around. Thanks for the gen Emrys. Pete |
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Coal Ash help please.
"Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... Yes. That is ideal providing that it is spread around. Thanks for the gen Emrys. Pete |
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Coal Ash help please.
"Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... Yes. That is ideal providing that it is spread around. Thanks for the gen Emrys. Pete |
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Coal Ash help please.
Many sources of coal ash are toxic to plants, I would not use it. The old
NCB did a lot of work identifying the toxic trace elements in some coal ashes and on the selection breeding of strains of resitant plants to colonise old pit heaps. Boron and I think copper at the 10s of ppm level were the principal offenders. I occasionally pass the pit heap at Cefn Mawr just south of Wrexham and it still has only a few isolated plants growing on it after at least 30 years. I don't know what particular benefit a non toxic source of coal ash would bring. "Cumberpach" wrote in message ... I remember an earlier thread which indicated Wood ash was ok for soil, although there is a tendancy towards alcalinity. My adj allotmenteer has started to put soft-coal ash from his open fire on the soil. Is this ok please ? Pete |
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Coal Ash help please.
"david taylor" wrote in message ... Many sources of coal ash are toxic to plants, I would not use it. The old NCB did a lot of work identifying the toxic trace elements in some coal ashes and on the selection breeding of strains of resitant plants to colonise old pit heaps. Boron and I think copper at the 10s of ppm level were the principal offenders. I occasionally pass the pit heap at Cefn Mawr just south of Wrexham and it still has only a few isolated plants growing on it after at least 30 years. I don't know what particular benefit a non toxic source of coal ash would bring. "Cumberpach" wrote in message ... I remember an earlier thread which indicated Wood ash was ok for soil, although there is a tendancy towards alcalinity. My adj allotmenteer has started to put soft-coal ash from his open fire on the soil. Is this ok please ? Since posting this article, I tested the soil and found it to be on the alkaline side of neutral. As wood ash makes the soil more alkaline my neighbour has agreed not to add wood or coal ash. My father was from the Rhondda and I note that the Forrestry Commission has made some progress with the Tips (post Aberfan). I suppose a lot depends on the soil content. They would also use coal-fired steam engines for the lifts and I suppose the ash would end up on the tips. Pete |
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