Ash

[Pelletfisky]

Does anybody use the ash from the stove in a garden? I'm planting grass seed in my muddy yard and wanted to try using some ash mixed in to get full use out of the wood.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

A lot of us use the ash for gardens and lawns. Be sure you do a pH test as the ash acts as a liming agent.

 

[nailed_nailer]

I dump mine on top of the compost pile.

Seems to help when I turn it over in the spring.

---Nailer---

 

[exoilburner]

My lawn loves it. Read somewhere that natural ash was better for lawns than the store bought stuff. Kind of makes sense. I think it was on a University Extension Service web site. Like any other lawn nutirent it needs to be spread evenly or it will leave burn spots. (Experience speaking here)

 

[Weird tolkienish figure]

Would it be worth it to invest in a metal garbage can to sore ash in until spring? What do you guys do with your ash?

 

[Pelletfisky]

Cool thanks for the replies! I have alot of mud from the warm wet winter and the dogs!

 

[smoke show]

Would it be worth it to invest in a metal garbage can to sore ash in until spring? What do you guys do with your ash?

Store it in a metal garbage can until spring. :lol:

Then dump into garden and proceed to rototill.

 

[exoilburner]

Would it be worth it to invest in a metal garbage can to sore ash in until spring? What do you guys do with your ash?

My pellet burner has a huge ash pan. It will hold the ash from 6 tons of pellets. I empty it once a season. But unless you are worried about uneven spread of the fly ash I would just make spreading the ash part of cleaning the stove. Why store it and handle it twice?

 

[bbfarm]

This is our 1st year with a pellet stove. I just happened to have a spare metal garbage can so we use that to put our ashes in. I will most likely till them in the raspberry patch in spring.