Ash Dust Relief
- Formulabruce
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I have used it to hold moisture in the ground where there was sandy soil. It can hold Nitrogen, in various forms, in place which is very helpful in growing. The stuff at the landfill not far from here ( and its a huge one) is just dumped by locals out of their metal trash cans, and buried under the brush reclaim ( ground up soft pine tree branches).
- joeq
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My area is nothing but sand. (And I'm not exaggerating). Are you saying I could just broadcast it all over my yard, and it would help hold moisture, so I could grow grass easier?Formulabruce wrote:I have used it to hold moisture in the ground where there was sandy soil. It can hold Nitrogen, in various forms, in place which is very helpful in growing.
- Formulabruce
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Once its mixed in, it can hold moisture yes. still need some fertilizer. At the Sheetrock plant it looks like mud when ready for the molds.joeq wrote: My area is nothing but sand. (And I'm not exaggerating). Are you saying I could just broadcast it all over my yard, and it would help hold moisture, so I could grow grass easier?
Fly ash can help absorb excess O2 in the air, once in the soil and working with plant or grass. You will need to fertilize though, spread it out..
here's a article you can read.. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ ... 611300104X
Here is another, best to read it ALL, some seems not good, but I have used for sandy soil and grass growing in it many times.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-in-soil/
- joeq
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Very interesting read. Thanx for posting. Basically, in one hand, it states fly ash improves soil quality, when used in small amounts, (1% of soil weight), by aiding water absorption, and adding nutrients such as nitrogen, and other trace elements, but also contaminates it with arsenic, and other caustic metals. Seems like a trade off. I guess if I spread a little bit on the lawn for grass growing, it would be beneficial, but should keep it out of the vegetable garden. Not sure about the effects on my shallow well, that serves as our only source of domestic water.
- davidmcbeth3
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No pics?michaelanthony wrote:Santa gave me a "shop vac" ash vac for Christmas and boy she sure is purdy!
- McGiever
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Vacuum For Cleaning Hot Ashdavidmcbeth3 wrote:
No pics?