Every year wehave repeated threads asking what to do with the stove's ashes.
If you have a garden or a lawn, this is now a good time to use them.
When your ground is no longer frozen, the ashes have a better chance of getting into the soil and not being leashed away by rain. When turning soil over in the garden, this is the best time to mix it in. Also, you might want hang on a few ashes to spread around the base of your plants to keep some crawling insects away. They don't like the grit of ash. You have to reapply the ash after a rain.
Any one who makes compost can add ash. Just be sure to mix it in
I like to save my ashes in a covered metal can. They don't get wet and are easy to use that way.
If you have a garden or a lawn, this is now a good time to use them.
When your ground is no longer frozen, the ashes have a better chance of getting into the soil and not being leashed away by rain. When turning soil over in the garden, this is the best time to mix it in. Also, you might want hang on a few ashes to spread around the base of your plants to keep some crawling insects away. They don't like the grit of ash. You have to reapply the ash after a rain.
Any one who makes compost can add ash. Just be sure to mix it in
I like to save my ashes in a covered metal can. They don't get wet and are easy to use that way.