I condemn you to burn..!
It is important to compost as much 'waste' from the garden or allotment as possible.
But sometimes, only burning will do.
Here we have a pile of asparagus fern, a pile of blackberry and raspberry cuttings and some other woody waste that will be burnt this weekend. We need to have thought to our neighbours and ensure that the material is as dry as possible in order to avoid excess smoke.
The ash produced will be a fantastic potash feed for my fruit bed.
A man likes a good bonfire.
3 comments:
A woman too, I might add :)
Make the most of being permitted to burn. Here (New Zealand) most urban authorities now ban outdoor fires for environmental reasons. Restrictive, politically correct legislation usually spreads quickly through western countries.
As a general rule, it makes sense not to burn garden waste as most of it can be composted. But things like asparagus fern tops need to be burned if we are to control asparagus beetle.
The pile is still waiting 'in the condemned cell' due to the recent snow.
Cheers
Rob
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