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  • [Wood-ashes under the trees] staples, nails & garbage question

    From Michael Uplawski@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 9 19:50:27 2024
    Good evening

    As the proud owner of a wood stove >1, there is a certain amount of wood ash that I have to handle.

    Until now, I filtered the ash to eliminate anything looking odd and
    as well a staples that keep together crates for fruit: I work at a
    place where worn out crates are piling up and they are quite
    efficient in our wood stove, in the morning.

    The ashes, together with that of oak- and ash wood then go either
    – in small volumes – into the compost or I scatter it under the trees
    and bushes of our hedges.

    My question is: Do you think I could just quit filtering the
    ashes? The staples should rust and decay. But I cannot estimate an
    amount of metal or its oxides that the soil can condone.

    I know people who do not care, and never hesitated to use the ashes
    in their vegetable garden and elsewhere, directly as they retrieved
    it from their stoves.

    Having composed this article with the help of a German-English
    dictionary, I wonder now, if it was worth the effort. ;) You will
    tell me.

    Cheerio
    ----------------
    1) meaning we emit the same CO2 that our trees had the time to
    accumulate during their life time, not the one that you dig
    out from the depths of coalmines or oil wells – not the topic
    of this post
    --
    "Whatever you do – try to have a reason to do it"
    (Winston Groom/Forest Gump)

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  • From Michael Uplawski@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 9 19:53:00 2024
    Supersedes for Kraut2English

    Good evening

    As the proud owner of a wood stove >1, there is a certain amount of wood ash that I have to handle.

    Until now, I filtered the ash to eliminate anything looking odd and
    as well the staples that keep together crates for fruit: I work at a
    place where worn out crates are piling up and they are quite
    efficient in our wood stove, in the morning.

    The ashes, together with that of oak- and ash wood then go either
    – in small volumes – into the compost or I scatter it under the trees
    and bushes of our hedges.

    My question is: Do you think I could just quit filtering the
    ashes? The staples should rust and decay. But I cannot estimate an
    amount of metal or its oxides that the soil can condone.

    I know people who do not care, and never hesitated to use the ashes
    in their vegetable garden and elsewhere, directly as they retrieved
    it from their stoves.

    Having composed this article with the help of a German-English
    dictionary, I wonder now, if it was worth the effort. ;) You will
    tell me.

    Cheerio
    ----------------
    1) meaning we emit the same CO2 that our trees had the time to
    accumulate during their life time, not the one that you dig
    out from the depths of coalmines or oil wells – not the topic
    of this post
    --
    "Whatever you do – try to have a reason to do it"
    (Winston Groom/Forest Gump)

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  • From David E. Ross@21:1/5 to Michael Uplawski on Mon Dec 9 13:20:21 2024
    On 12/9/2024 10:53 AM, Michael Uplawski wrote:
    Supersedes for Kraut2English

    Good evening

    As the proud owner of a wood stove >1, there is a certain amount of wood ash that I have to handle.

    Until now, I filtered the ash to eliminate anything looking odd and
    as well the staples that keep together crates for fruit: I work at a
    place where worn out crates are piling up and they are quite
    efficient in our wood stove, in the morning.

    The ashes, together with that of oak- and ash wood then go either
    – in small volumes – into the compost or I scatter it under the trees
    and bushes of our hedges.

    My question is: Do you think I could just quit filtering the
    ashes? The staples should rust and decay. But I cannot estimate an
    amount of metal or its oxides that the soil can condone.

    I know people who do not care, and never hesitated to use the ashes
    in their vegetable garden and elsewhere, directly as they retrieved
    it from their stoves.

    Having composed this article with the help of a German-English
    dictionary, I wonder now, if it was worth the effort. ;) You will
    tell me.

    Cheerio
    ----------------
    1) meaning we emit the same CO2 that our trees had the time to
    accumulate during their life time, not the one that you dig
    out from the depths of coalmines or oil wells – not the topic
    of this post


    Regarding nails and staples, I would only be concerned about injuring
    myself while digging or kneeling in my garden. However, I cannot put
    ashes in my own garden since the soils (and water) here tend to be
    alkaline; ashes are suitable only where soils are acidic. I often add
    sulfur when planting something.

    --
    David E. Ross
    Climate: California Mediterranean, see <http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html>

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  • From Michael Uplawski@21:1/5 to David E. Ross on Tue Dec 10 06:48:56 2024
    Good morning and thank you David …

    David E. Ross wrote in rec.gardens:

    Regarding nails and staples, I would only be concerned about injuring
    myself while digging or kneeling in my garden. However, I cannot put
    ashes in my own garden since the soils (and water) here tend to be
    alkaline; ashes are suitable only where soils are acidic. I often add
    sulfur when planting something.

    I forgot to mention that, indeed, our soils are of rather low pH.
    Now that I read it, this detail is probably important.

    That wood ashes did a lot to change the pH value, I would not say,
    but at least they to not contribute to the problem. In no case they
    replace calcium-oxide in whichever form you prefer.

    Cheerio
    --
    "Whatever you do – try to have a reason to do it"
    (Winston Groom/Forest Gump)

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