VegHead
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Post by VegHead on Jun 5, 2015 19:04:02 GMT 10
1. De stink pets. A handful rubbed on your dog’s coat neutralises the lingering odour. 2. Hide stains on paving. By sprinkling ash directly on the spot. 3. Enrich compost. Before the organic compound gets applied to soil, enhance its nutrients by sprinkling in a few ashes. Adding too much, though, ruins the mix. 4. Block garden pests. Spread evenly around garden beds, ash repels slugs and snails. 5. Melt ice. It adds traction and deices without hurting soil or concrete underneath. 6. Control pond algae. One tablespoon per 1,000 gallons adds enough potassium to strengthen other aquatic plants that compete with algae, slowing its growth. 7. Pump up tomatoes. For the calcium-loving plants, place 1/4 cup right in the hole when planting. 8. Clean glass fireplace doors. A damp sponge dipped in the dust scrubs away sooty residue. 9. Make soap. Soaking ashes in water makes lye, which can be mixed with animal fat and then boiled to produce soap. Salt makes it harden as it cools. 10.Shine silver. A paste of ash and water makes a great nontoxic metal polisher. 11. Put it in the chickens’ dust baths (or give them a dust bath yourself). 12. Used in small quantities in your compost barrel, to deodorize and balance the alkaline pH. 13. Wood Ash is a good water purifier.
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Post by SA Hunter on Jun 5, 2015 20:22:48 GMT 10
7. Pump up tomatoes. For the calcium-loving plants, place 1/4 cup right in the hole when planting.
Come on summer!!!!! Gotta try this!
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VegHead
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Post by VegHead on Jun 5, 2015 20:28:13 GMT 10
Yah need a hothouse Jay lol.
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Post by SA Hunter on Jun 5, 2015 21:59:19 GMT 10
yes, on the list!!!
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krull68
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Post by krull68 on Jun 5, 2015 23:43:20 GMT 10
The website www.00.com.au has them cheap. they put a lot of stuff on special that doesn't sell on their sister sites. Wife and I bought one recently, good value and we just have to now put it up. their return and replace service is excellent as well. we also bought a 4 wheel hand garden cart with droppable sides, works wonders for hand watering the lawn with recycled water.
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Post by Peter on Jun 6, 2015 1:38:27 GMT 10
Krull, can you please confirm that link? The address is not reachable to me.
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Post by SA Hunter on Jun 6, 2015 11:25:40 GMT 10
Krull, can you please confirm that link? The address is not reachable to me. Same, same - error message.
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Frank
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Post by Frank on Jun 7, 2015 8:49:36 GMT 10
Didn't know it had so many uses. At the moment all ours is going in the boxes that are going to be our vege garden when we add extra soil to them
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krull68
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Post by krull68 on Jun 7, 2015 11:44:19 GMT 10
Krull, can you please confirm that link? The address is not reachable to me. Try oo.com It is hard to know sometimes if it is an o or a 0. See how similar they are. I just know I get some good bargains from them, they are an outlet of a couple of upmarket web sellers.
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Post by shinester on Jun 7, 2015 22:37:37 GMT 10
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