Ashes

As well as getting a large overgrown garden with my new house - it's also got a logburner! So many new things to learn about. I've been very grateful for all the advice from good people on here........and this could be garden related.
Can I use ashes on the garden? Straight onto the soil? Added to compost bin? In bin of its own to dig in in spring? Or best in wheelie bin? (I'm planning ahead, chimney sweep is coming tomorrow :-)

 

This article on the RHS site will answer you query JJ.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=621

Regarding the chimney sweep tomorrow - hang onto the soot, you can use it in the garden.
If you bag it and soak in water it makes a high nitrogen feed when diluted.

 

Thank you, the article was very helpful. I think probably best to add just small amount to compost maybe once a month, wheelie bin the rest.
Hadn't given a thought to the soot! I shall keep it and use later on nitrogen needers. Thank you.

 

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We took on a plot that had beautiful dark, rich, remarkably workable soil amongst all the others with heavy clay, but apparently a previous plot holder was a chimney sweep and tipped the soot on that plot. Whether it should be re-classified as contaminated land, I don't know.

Another plot we have was used by the village shopkeeper, who burnt all his cardboard boxes and put the ashes on the soil (pre-recycling days) for decades, and it's great for growing salad stuff in.

 

Never used ash on the garden,

But always saved a bin full of the stuff to put down on the garden paths during icy/snowy weather worked a treat..