9 Uses for Ashes

9 Uses for Ashes
In the winter months you can burn a lot of wood in the fireplace, or wood burning stoves. Most people when they clean out the fireplace, or wood burning stove, just dump their ashes in a heap till they cool off and dispose of them anyway they can. Instead of just disposing of those ashes, why not use them in your garden, or yard?

Uses for that Ash
did you know that ash even though it is burnt, it is still packed with mineral rich dust and nutrients that has practical uses.
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1. The ash is a great odor neutralizing agent, after all it is just carbon now, and carbon is used to clean the air and water that you drink, and many more uses. You can even use the ash on your pets when they have been too long without a bath.

2. You can enrich your compost, just mixed the ash into the pile of leaves, grass, and other compost materials. Let it turn into compost, it will add carbon to the mixture. It will enrich the nutrients, but be careful not to add to much.

3. Ash will also drive pests such as snails, slug, and other insects from the garden. You can also put a line of ash around your garden to stop them from getting into the garden.

4. You can use ash to melt ice on the driveway, and sidewalks, it will provide traction also. The best part of this is that it won't hurt the soil or plants, or the concrete like salt or de-icing agents will. It's a good way to go green.

5. If you have small water gardens or ponds in your yard, you can control pond algae, One tablespoon per 1,000 gallons of water, contains enough potassium to enhance aquatic plants that are in competition with algae, thus slowing it's growth.

6. You can make lye with ashes, which can be mixed with animal fat and then boiled to make soap. Adding salt will harden it as it cools.

7. You can use ash to also clean the soot from your fireplace doors. Just wet a sponge and dip it into the ashes. It will make the glass shine like new. You can also clean out the coffee pot with ash.

8. Tomatoes just love ash, you can use a 1/4 cup of ash when you are planting your tomatoes. Calcium loving plants will love you for it.

9. You can also use ash as a polishing agent for your silver, brass, and other metals. Just mix it into a paste and it is ready.

So just remember before grab that chemical to clean with or de-ice with, that maybe you already have the perfect agent already in your home or backyard. They can never harm your rose bushes, or flowers, or the environment.
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Happy Gardening and May All Your Plants Bloom Beautifully.

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