ash

We have a coal fire which burns smokeless briquettes. Can I use the ash in the garden as a fertiliser? Beloved has told me I can't dump it where I was and now the garden is tidy I would like to be able to recycle it. I've heard that wood ash can be sprinkled on potatoes so any use for coal ash?

 

I understood that it was good for fruit bushes/canes.

Thats where I've been putting mine.

 

Ash can be used on the garden, wood or coal - but don't lay it too thickly. Apply sparingly and it should be fine.

 

I think you should be careful and make sure it's not what I had to deal with.We had a solid fuel fire and used smokeless coal but the resulting ash was a nightmare to get rid of as it became a solid cake once exposed to the damp off the garden soil.No matter how thinly it was spread it just wouldn't 'mix',even now I come across patches of the stuff dumped by previous residents. I was forced to bag it and throw it in skips at work or even use it as a base for slabs.

 

I have a multifuel stove, and burn peat (from the mountain,there seems to be plenty here) I also burn a lot of driftwood and logs and dig the ash into my beds. Haven`t noticed any adverse effects up to now.

 

Thanks for the advice, I shall give it a go. I'll keep an eye on it though Pal I don't want to find it caking on or in the soil.