so the bags are recycled.. what do we do with the pellet ash?

[mr coffee]

anyone have an acid content (aka good for flower beds or yard) or other contaminants?

 

[John97]

I plan on dumping it in the flower bed and/or on my front lawn.

 

[titanracer]

Dump in farmers field.

 

[pelletash]

I let them fly whichever way the wind is blowing. Most all of it ends up on the front lawn.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Most of mine gets mixed into the compost I make. The rest gets spread over the lawn via a leaf blower.

 

[imacman]

Actually it's very good for the lawn. Spread it out during the winter, and let the melting snow do the work.

 

[dafollweiler]

Same here dump it under the old pine trees to neutralize the pine acid in the ground

 

[mr coffee]

Most of mine gets mixed into the compost I make. The rest gets spread over the lawn via a leaf blower.

I have one of those.. flower beds on one end of the house> compost on the the other. I think it will depend on how much snow we get...

 

[CygnusX1]

I roto-till it into my vegetable garden and flower beds in the spring.

 

[DneprDave]

I put it in the garden too.

Dave

 

[superchips]

I dump it in the kiddy park down the street. The little tykes seem to like to play in it, and it keeps the carpet cleanner busy. My little way of helping the enviroment and the economy at the same time.

 

[fidiro]

I let it sit for about a week on the concrete driveway either covered on the ground or in a plastic bag and then I thow it in the trash. The last batch of ash from the wood stove sat outside for about a week and a half and I decided to dump it in the chicken coop, they didn't seem to mind it.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Most of mine gets mixed into the compost I make. The rest gets spread over the lawn via a leaf blower.

I have one of those.. flower beds on one end of the house> compost on the the other. I think it will depend on how much snow we get...

I have a quad bin composting system plus three slit compost beds. I am now up to making four yards a year but I use six. I'll be adding another bin this spring.

 

[hoverfly]

In my yard where ever the wind blows.

 

[StuartQF]

I usually put it under the Douglas Fir in the corner of my yard, but my driveway has been icy the last few times I've emptied my ashpan, so that's where it ended up.

 

[briansol]

veggie garden in the fall.

 

[magsf11]

my frist yr burning I would dump it into a metal trash can, now I just dump it in my yard ( grass is really green). helped out when i got free fill and the grass had a hard time growing in it. dumped the ash ofer the bear spots and the grass took off. this yr going to make the wife happy and put it in her flower garden.

 

[save$]

I usually put it under the Douglas Fir in the corner of my yard, but my driveway has been icy the last few times I've emptied my ashpan, so that's where it ended up.

You want to do that in moderation. Ashes make the soil alkaline. Evergreens want acid soil. Your evergreen might turn pale green to yellow with too much ash. A sign of being malnourished.
Also, don't waste your ashes dumping them on frozen ground if you want them to be beneficial. Ash will be leached off and away until the ground thaws.
I like to use them on and around tender seedlings. Crawling and chewing insects don't like them. You have to put more ash down after every rain if you want to keep up with the bugs. Soil in the north east tends to be acid so there is little fear of using too mush unless you are dumping piles of ashes in one area. A simple soil test will tell you the soil's ph.

 

[Frogwood]

Into a small metal trash can and then empty that every few weeks into the garden or compost pile.

 

[helismash]

I dump them over the bank in the back yard and let the wind to the work.

 

[StuartQF]

I usually put it under the Douglas Fir in the corner of my yard, but my driveway has been icy the last few times I've emptied my ashpan, so that's where it ended up.

You want to do that in moderation. Ashes make the soil alkaline. Evergreens want acid soil. Your evergreen might turn pale green to yellow with too much ash. A sign of being malnourished.
Also, don't waste your ashes dumping them on frozen ground if you want them to be beneficial. Ash will be leached off and away until the ground thaws.
I like to use them on and around tender seedlings. Crawling and chewing insects don't like them. You have to put more ash down after every rain if you want to keep up with the bugs. Soil in the north east tends to be acid so there is little fear of using too mush unless you are dumping piles of ashes in one area. A simple soil test will tell you the soil's ph.

You're over-thinking this. The Fir in question has boughs low enough to hide a pile of ash from view