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Uses for Coal and Wood Ash
Richard Mccreary
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I have a multi fuel burner and wondered if the ash from the wood and coal can be used for anything? The ash isnt mixed so its either smokeless coal or wood ash.
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Thanks, Buddyboy, will have to rememeber to keep it seperate once the stove is cleaned out.
Wood ash is an excellent source of mostly potash. I sprinkle it around shrubs sometimes. The lawn seems to benefit from it too. Coal ash I don't think is much use for plants.
Coal ash contains heavy metals no use for anything. Wood ash would go in my compost and well mixed as it can also contain toxics depends on what you are burning. My Son burns chipped would pellets on his farm boiler then puts the ash in with the new horse manure, that takes two years before being used for fertiliser so well washed out by then. I never used fresh ash on plants always mixed it with compost.
Frank