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Ashes raked out of the stove or the fireplace can cause fire. Therefore ashes ought to be saved a couple of days in a nonflammable vessel to cool off.
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Ashes after a wood fire can be saved and spread in the garden (but not in the potato-patch - then the potatoes become shrivled). Wood ashes contain some useful salts, above all potassium bicarbonate, so-called potash, and heightens the pH value in acidified soil. You may mix some wood ashes into your compost as well. |
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