Ash Pan and What to Do With Ashes?
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Ash pan & ashes....
Yup, I can and do make an ash pan now & then for anyone that has a need. Two things though & they are both related to cost. I use 22 gauge galvanized steel that is thicker then the dealer so they should hold up better. I am in Maine so shipping is an issue. Both those things drives the cost up. Usually it's cheaper to get one from the dealer, but, if you have a custom need and the shipping is within your budget, I can fix you up. Bottom line: Most ash pans are about $75 delivered. Add $20 for a cover.
Ash: Should not be used in vegetable gardens. It does contain a small amount of heavy metals that we humans shouldn't be eating.
Yup, I can and do make an ash pan now & then for anyone that has a need. Two things though & they are both related to cost. I use 22 gauge galvanized steel that is thicker then the dealer so they should hold up better. I am in Maine so shipping is an issue. Both those things drives the cost up. Usually it's cheaper to get one from the dealer, but, if you have a custom need and the shipping is within your budget, I can fix you up. Bottom line: Most ash pans are about $75 delivered. Add $20 for a cover.
Ash: Should not be used in vegetable gardens. It does contain a small amount of heavy metals that we humans shouldn't be eating.
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Soil tests show that soil has metals not fit for human consumption.Freddy wrote:Ash pan & ashes....
Ash: Should not be used in vegetable gardens. It does contain a small amount of heavy metals that we humans shouldn't be eating.
Bottom line is ..
Do not eat soil or coal ashes or even wood ashes.
Meanwhile,even the EPA has found that ashes will not hurt you if put into the soil in your garden.
So... use ashes for improving the soil that you grow your veggies in.
Eat the veggies, leave the ash in the soil & leave the soil in the garden where it can get reused.
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If you have a gravel driveway, the ash will fill in around the gravel and give a firmer, smoother driveway, that still drains well when it rains. Plus, with the ash filling in around the gravel, the mud won't come up through the gravel with frost thaw and rains in the spring.
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FOOD FIGHT!
Seems a little ash in the garden is OK, but too much, is, well... too much!
An article from Scientific American magazine says less than 1.1% ash is OK, but higher amounts do transmit arsenic to veggies...especially Zucchini.
Here's a link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-in-soil/
Seems a little ash in the garden is OK, but too much, is, well... too much!
An article from Scientific American magazine says less than 1.1% ash is OK, but higher amounts do transmit arsenic to veggies...especially Zucchini.
Here's a link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-in-soil/
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Our dump has separate bin for ashes...
Save over winter what is not used for traction...
Goes to the dump...
Save over winter what is not used for traction...
Goes to the dump...
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WELL,WELL, sure enough.Freddy wrote:FOOD FIGHT!
Seems a little ash in the garden is OK, but too much, is, well... too much!
An article from Scientific American magazine says less than 1.1% ash is OK, but higher amounts do transmit arsenic to veggies...especially Zucchini.
Here's a link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-in-soil/
IF you add 20% of FLY ASH to your soil,it may contain levels higher than recommended for human consumption.
This article is talking about fly ash from power plants ,etc. where they likely do not burn anthracite & even this ash is non-regulated by the EPA.
It is common for EPA to totally ignore even mildly toxic or dangerous stuff....... NOT !!
The EPA misses no opportunity to put it's seal of dis-approval on anything they want to.
Once again we are faced with the following line....add ashes to your garden & USE COMMON SENSE !!!!
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I suppose I could send a pm your way,but I will do it this way.shenk111 wrote:I was wondering if anyone on here makes ash pans and also what does everybody do with their ashes when they get rid of their rice coal ashes. I live in city of lebanon and my ashes just build up and get very heavy in barrels.
Leb. Valley Merchandiser......COAL ASHES WANTED ,WILL PICK UP ,call 717-273-4346
Your profile says you are in the city of Leb.,so this should be easy to connect.