Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle charcoal ashes from my barbecue?

By: john

john — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:31:39 +0000

NO, No charcoal ashes are awesome for gardens. My aunt who actually lives on the largest farm in west Tennessee. Well she literally grows dozens and dozens of variety of vegetables and fruit trees. Well they have these big wild boar BBQ and other BBQ but they always save the charcoal ash.
They use it to fertilize there berries,trees, etc.. Not really to
fertilize as my uncle says fertilize but it works wonder on amending soils.

By: Saskia

Saskia — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:04:32 +0000

If you buy “lumpwood” charcoal (as opposed to briquettes) it’s generally OK to use in the same way you would use wood ash. Lumpwood charcoal is widely available.

By: cassie

cassie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:08:47 +0000

if you live in a place where it snows.. put ashes under your tires if your car is stuck in the snow and the tires grip to it and can pull itself free very easily. or just sprinkle your driveway if it’s icy before driving.

By: Andrew Walker

Andrew Walker — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:53:42 +0000

You can use it as really good war paint or urban camoflage

By: nilesh

nilesh — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:27:40 +0000

They are good for cleaning metal surfaces and utensils. they work as good as the comet soap powder.

By: Jodie R.

Jodie R. — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:36:56 +0000

This website suggest placing charcoal in an egg carton, and using the egg carton as a fire starter.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:46:19 +0000

This is my first post on this site, so I don’t know if this idea is what people are looking for or not, but: if you have and use a Dry Erase board, ashes (any type) work extremely well in cleaning it off. Just take a regular piece of tissue/paper towel, etc., dip it in the cool ashes, and then rub the board for a nice clean surface.

By: Normski

Normski — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:19:02 +0000

I was researching how to boost my rhubarb and wood ash seems to be an age old friend of rhubarb growers. I have added a small amount round the base of the plant and mixed it into the soil. Time will tell. Nothing has fallen off or wilted yet! (2 weeks ago)

By: anna

anna — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:38:21 +0000

I always use them for my strawberries and other berries – they love it.

By: Clare

Clare — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:22:35 +0000

My parents have a cinder path round their vegetable patch: they just poured ashes on to it and let the foot traffic going to and from the compost heap do the rest. It used coal ashes, though.