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  • From: Mathew Waehner <waehner@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Question About Hugelkultur Mounds
  • Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:47:45 -0500

Larry:

We should definetly start a local permaculture group. I think there have
been some in the Chapel Hill area, I will try to track them down.




On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Robyn Francis <erda@nor.com.au> wrote:

> On 15/01/10 5:11 AM, "Jim Helwig" <jimhelwig@mailcan.com> wrote:
>
> > What is a good use for wood ashes?
> Here's a few for starters....
> Wood ash is a great cleaning agent, sift out the charcoal bits and keep a
> container of fine ash in the kitchen for cleaning stoves, ovens, pots,
> stainless steel surfaces, BBQ plates etc. Can also use it for cleaning out
> animal housing, feed and water containers
> I also use woodash for scrubbing my hands clean, especially after handing
> oily or sticky substances
> Dry Wood ash can be used in stored seed to absorb moisture and repel
> insects.
> Wood ash can be used in food processing, e.g. As a substitute for salt
> brine
> for leeching/curing olives
> I also coat any damaged surfaces of Jerusalem artichoke tubers in woodash
> before placing them in clamp storage
> Ciao
> Robyn
>
>
>
> >
> > on 1/14/2010 12:03 PM Lawrence F. London, Jr. said the following:
> >> Never add limestone, wood ashes , aragonite, hical lime, etc to a
> >> compost pile Hcult Bed or anything else you want to decompose, that
> >> includes an outhouse (add microbes, compost or horse manure).
> >>
> >> Add limestone to garden soil if you need to raise pH.
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