Wood Ash-Ways to Use Them

[Readymom]

40+ Uses for Wood Ash
https://practicalselfreliance.com/wood-ash-uses/

If you’re heating with wood, there’s plenty of wood ash to go around. While you may be hard-pressed to think of uses for wood ash in a modern home, historically it was used in many different creative ways.

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A cord of hardwood produces roughly 5-8 gallons of wood ash, so that means we have around 30-40 gallons of wood ash in the spring. That’s way too much for any single use, so we’ve had to find creative ways to use what would otherwise be a waste product. ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

Hat Tip to rick1, over at EHP-D:



How to Use Wood Ashes in the Home and Garden
https://www.almanac.com/news/home-health/natural-living/how-use-wood-ashes-home-and-garden

If you burn firewood, you have wood ashes. Don’t throw them out! There are many surprising ways to use ashes around the garden and home. Here are five practical ideas. ---CONTINUED---