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moosehead

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What to do with ash?
« on: March 19, 2018, 10:46:36 AM »
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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Hell Fire Grill

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2018, 11:11:49 AM »
Spread'em in the side yard right after your neighbor washes his car.
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Dc_smoke309

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2018, 12:03:50 PM »

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

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LiquidOcelot

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2018, 12:17:24 PM »
@hellfiregrill dead on lol.

I put them in any of my 3 garbage cans

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HoosierKettle

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2018, 12:31:00 PM »
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

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2018, 01:40:23 PM »
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.

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Darko

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2018, 02:41:21 PM »
I just sprinkle the ash over my lawn and landscaping. It's a great source of nutrients for the soil.

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2018, 02:58:56 PM »
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.
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kettlebb

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2018, 03:33:52 PM »
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.


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moosehead

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2018, 05:58:33 PM »
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

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2018, 06:10:12 PM »
Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll just keep dumping it in the trash.

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2018, 05:01:43 AM »
I just trash it. I tried the garden thing and saw no positive results.
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SMOKE FREAK

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2018, 05:33:51 PM »
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

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Re: What to do with ash?
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2018, 08:53:02 PM »
Blend it in with a well matured composted soil pile, then fill in any low spots in the yard where rain water normally puddles.