I have a 5 gallon metal bucket in which I collect the ash from the trays in my Whitfield. I average about two buckets (10 gallons) per tone of pellets. I expect this is about the normal accumulation rate. ?
But here's a question: What shoudl I do with the ash?
My neighbor suggested that I just spread it on the lawn - which is what I've been doing for the last 5+ years. He said ash is bascially caustic ... and therefore good for the grass around pine trees. So I did some experimentation - dumping around the pines one year and on the open (healthy) grass another year -- in the shaded areas a third year and, after all my testing, I concluded the ash does nothing good or bad for the lawn! BTW, I live in Dutchess county NY, where we've had record snow fall this year.
Anyone else done this kind of testing? What do you do with your ash?
RonB
But here's a question: What shoudl I do with the ash?
My neighbor suggested that I just spread it on the lawn - which is what I've been doing for the last 5+ years. He said ash is bascially caustic ... and therefore good for the grass around pine trees. So I did some experimentation - dumping around the pines one year and on the open (healthy) grass another year -- in the shaded areas a third year and, after all my testing, I concluded the ash does nothing good or bad for the lawn! BTW, I live in Dutchess county NY, where we've had record snow fall this year.
Anyone else done this kind of testing? What do you do with your ash?
RonB