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| jamanda |
SootWe've had the chimney swept. Should the soot go on the garden or would it be too acidic? |
| henchard |
http://forum.downsizer.net/viewtopic.php?t=49748
http://www.charlesdowding.co.uk/content/soot-compost-heap |
| vegplot |
It may contain heavy metals and carcinogens depending on what's been burned. But it also contains a number of valuable plant nutrients, including sulphur, nitrogen, and other minerals. |
| BahamaMama |
Traditionally soot was used for onions I think? |
| dpack |
tis good for dressing rubble paths and kills slugs
i wouldn't add it to my soil |
| oldish chris |
Which materials were burnt? What is the nature of the soot (powdery or lumpy)?
Soot is mainly carbon. In the past I have put some in a plastic bag and bunged in a wood-burning boiler - at the end of the day when a slow burn, rather than a roaring fire, is required. |
| jamanda |
It's pretty much only wood that's been burned. |
| Mistress Rose |
It may contain tar but if it was new rather than recycled wood, it shouldn't contain too many other nasties. |
| jamanda |
It may contain tar but if it was new rather than recycled wood, it shouldn't contain too many other nasties. |
Mostly oak. All just felled and seasoned logs.
Mostly oak. All just felled and seasoned logs.