What to do with ash?

[moosehead]

Wondering if anyone has any other ideas about disposing of the ashes. I have to empty mine every 3rd cook and have just been putting them in plastic bag and throwing in trash.

What does everyone else do?

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[MacEggs]

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/ash-disposal/

[Hell Fire Grill]

Spread'em in the side yard right after your neighbor washes his car.

[Dc_smoke309]

Spread'em in the side yard right after your neighbor washes his car.

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[LiquidOcelot]

@hellfiregrill dead on lol.

I put them in any of my 3 garbage cans

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[HoosierKettle]

I empty into a small galvanized bucket with lid. It gets emptied into a bag then disposed of once every other week or so.


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[Kneab]

I empty into a small galvanized bucket with lid. It gets emptied into a bag then disposed of once every other week or so.


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+1 on this.

I always wait about a week before throwing in the garbage. Embers buried in ash, can smolder for days.
Better to be too safe then not safe enough.

Or do like Hell fire suggested

[Darko]

I just sprinkle the ash over my lawn and landscaping. It's a great source of nutrients for the soil.

[56MPG]

In terms of lawn and garden benefits: Yes to lump ash. No to briquette ash-ever. Watch acidity though, it can spike with too much. Maybe OK for azaleas or hydrangea in moderation. I burn mostly oak wood in my fireplace and fire pit, and that ash goes in the veggie garden. Briq ash goes down the road with the garbage.

[kettlebb]

In terms of lawn and garden benefits: Yes to lump ash. No to briquette ash-ever. Watch acidity though, it can spike with too much. Maybe OK for azaleas or hydrangea in moderation. I burn mostly oak wood in my fireplace and fire pit, and that ash goes in the veggie garden. Briq ash goes down the road with the garbage.

True even with Weber and Stubbs which is supposedly wood and a binder?


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[moosehead]

I just sprinkle the ash over my lawn and landscaping. It's a great source of nutrients for the soil.

I heard that that is real bad. Makes the soil acidic i think. I used to dump it in my garden for a while. Noticed I had poor results.

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[moosehead]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll just keep dumping it in the trash.

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[hawgheaven]

I just trash it. I tried the garden thing and saw no positive results.

[SMOKE FREAK]

Wood ashes do NOT make soil acidic...Quite the opposite...Wood ash will add significant amounts of potassium ( the K in NPK ) but in large amounts will make the soil very alkaline...Exactly the opposite of acid...And just as bad for your plants which usually like soil to be a neutral pH... I sometimes add small amounts of ash to my compost pile but that doesn't make it to the garden for at least a year...

I bag it and trash it...

[RRRanger99]

Blend it in with a well matured composted soil pile, then fill in any low spots in the yard where rain water normally puddles.