10 Things You Can Do With Firewood Ash
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- Here are 10 methods you can use for maximizing those buckets of firewood ash you are filling over the winter.
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#7 glass cleaner works beautifully on my woodstove door. No need to buy special glass cleaner any longer. Thank you!
We used it in the outhouse (pit toilet) helps break down solids and helps with odour
If you burn the wood hot enough you can get woodlime which is basically a binder that will Crete cement when mixed with aggregate
I use it to mix with acidic compost, pine and the needles mostly. I got good results because my soil is sand and clay, so it really boosted my garden.
We have sandy loam type soil here and have done the same as you have with good success. Thanks for watching.
I wish you had spoken those 10 things instead of just playing music because I listen to this educational stuff in the early morning while I’m getting breakfast for the kids and getting the laundry going etc. and so I can’t watch and read when I’ve got earphones on
Back home when i was a kid, we used ash as a worm deterrent when growing radishes. We would mix ash into the soil around the rows of radishes when planting.
I'm sure most of you already know this, but ash was used to make (a very caustic) soap back in the day. Dip a wet paper towel into the ash and scrub the inside of your wood stove glass with it. Takes the creosote right off.
it turns into lye, so wear gloves
I chemically burned my fingers with it
I suppose it wouldn't be a good idea to wash clothes with it then?
@@kitissexy65Hence the "highly caustic" comment.
If you have an outside toilet or outhouse. ...the ash is good to cover the results to stop the smell and to speed up composting.
Russell Knowles that is a great tip. Thanks for watching.
That’s disgusting…
Yep, that is what I am doing in my outhouse, works great!
It also works for the idiots that walk their dogs and don't pick up after them. Sprinkle a little on the poo and it should decompose faster and won't stink. As for the walkers, give them a good scolding.
@Macy Sondheim
People shyt in a hole.
Some people have a hole with water others have just a hole.
Personally find it disgusting for people to literally make shyt and leave it to someone else to deal with.
I use wood ash as cement mixed with sand 1/4 makes a real strong cob similar to limestone
holy shit really?
idk i may just be a simple man but i find that fuckin way more useful then twitter
1 part ash, or sand?
Pack it in a clay pot, put it on a stand, pour water in. It will take awhile, collect the lye water at the hole in the bottom of clay pot. Make soap
I use mine instead of salt like in tip 2. Bonus if you use it in gravel driveway. Keeps the weeds down like in tip 1
So glad I watched this video, great ideas! Thanks. And I subscribed.
It can be added also to mixture of clay, sand, straw plaster - it prevents clay from cracking.
So I should sprinkle some all over my yard then huh? It’s nothing but cracked clay and clover… Lol wish I had grass :(
I use ONLY oak wood on my smoker when smoking meat and put the ash on my roses and other hardwood trees. It has turned the red roses almost black and they have the sweetest scent, this has been going on for about 4 years
Thanks!! 👍👍 I'ma gonna try it... Do you use it on other plants as well? I'm curious specifically about daffodils, orchids, and herbal gardens
@@artistaloca4 I haven't tried it on other plants, just roses and pecan trees. But it has worked wonders for my roses
When I was a chimney sweep I used to vacuum the ashes up from the chimney top. It kept the dust completely out of the house. Since disposal was difficult, the owners would dig a burial hole for the ashes to keep costs down. Word got out that I was using the up yours, ash hole system. Folks remember this, and even say it when I accidentally take their parking spot.
I'll have to remember that little bit of advice, a little ash goes a long way with big ash holes. 👍🤗
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I dump it in my neighbors yard.
Hahaha 😂😂
Good tips! I use it for oil dry and have found NOTHING better! Not oil dry or cat litter come close. I do a lot of auto work and the concrete still has the original look and feel, no spots.
Great tips👌
very informative, ty.
You can also make a cement mixture with ash
good content
Great video. I hate with a woodstove in Ma enroll every one of your tips down
Very interesting thank you
Thank you for the great info, you show off.😜
Thank you!
Two things I heard. Ash is the left over of all the vitamins and minerals in the tree. Burning all types of wood in a stove and then consuming 1 tsp of it in a cup replaces all vitamins and minerals missing from Centrum tablets. #2 Farmers would mix wood ash into their soil. replenishing the vitamins and minerals back into the soil.
“Much wood ash contains calcium carbonate as its major component, representing 25 or even 45 percent. Less than ten percent is potash, and less than one percent phosphate; there are trace elements of iron, manganese, zinc, copper and some heavy metals. However, these numbers vary, as combustion temperature is an important variable in determining wood ash composition. All of these are, primarily, in the form of oxides.” From Wikipedia admittedly but likely more accurate than the idea that it’s better than Centrum. Sorry to disappoint !
Thanks this was very helpful
Thank you
Fantastic. Thanks!
I think you could make lye with hardwood ash also. Rainwater and wood ash. Never did it tho.
Yes, your are right, Lye soap is a pretty common one and I probably could have added it as well. Thanks for watching.
It will make a caustic lye which is great for cleaning rust stains in the shower, etc. I also used it to clean silverware, but it will not make soap when mixed with fat. You need sodium hydroxide and wood ash becomes potassium hydroxide when mixed with water.
@@tompaul2591 i do it, it does make soap
@@artsymamanana that would be interesting to learn. Do you have a recipe?
@@nic7761 You can create a recipe on soap calc or soapee, it is online, and free. Potassium hydroxide is what you would call it in the recipe. There are many videos on this type of soap, it will make soft or liquid soap. It is kind of complicated. Soaping 101 will teach you the basics of soap making on youtube. Making the lye is a whole different part of this.
I was so excited for this video. And his voice was really good and then all of a sudden the tips I have to read.... 😢
When using as a de-icer, remember that whatever you step in you also take with you in to the house Have a mat by the door or wet an old beach towel and step on it to rememove the ash particles. You can also remember to TAKE YOUR DAMNED SHOES OFF BEFORE WALKIN' INTO THE HOUSE . . . . . OUR MOM USED TO YELL ! !
i'm assuming it can but the ash from a pellet stove could be used in the same ways right??
Wow
I wonder if people just chucked wood ash on everything until they found uses for it in the past.
You forgot about for making soap, black powder, concrete......
We didn't forget, there are just so many different uses for good pure wood ash that we may have to add another segment. Thanks for watching!
@@American-OutdoorsNet please do! Another segment on some other uses would be great, thanks! 😊
I wonder if put ashes around the house wil it kill termites?
Try and tell us :)
It will but you would need a lot!
@@mrdirtfarmer7647 just subbed you, looks like you have some great content! 😁👍💙
So it's a weed killer but also helps plants grow ? Isn't that like having a dessert topping and a floor cleaner all in one ?
rogeeeferrari
Yes and yes. Moderation is the key and knowing your soil.
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Is it safe to use ash from charcoal briquettes?
The ones which have no lighter fluid
I wouldn't because briquettes are sometimes made of charcoal fines bound together with cement, this could contain sand which would scratch glass, or other impurities which might affect your plants.
I made my driveway with it ....concrete
Do you think ask would deter mice from building nests in my car engine?
Steel wool might
Oh and diatomaceous earth, food grade
Does it really work on killing sheep/goat lice?
If not, you could try diatomaceous earth food grade 😁👍
#11, cleans up oil spills on your driveway.
I have a wood pellet stove is that ash the same .
Most wood pellets from the local co op or hardware store are made from hardwoods, so typically they are fine for use on and in your soils.
And, of course, making lye for soap.
You should talk more or leave you words for us slow readers
Lol, I agree Harvey. I tend to post a lot of information and in order to keep the segments at a reasonable level some of the screen shots are short. I'll keep your post in mind for the future.
Thanks for watching.
I can think of at least 2 more uses. It can be used to make lye for soap making, and it works good for throwing under tires of vehicles stuck on ice.
tinknal, as we say down here next to Mexico, Andale!
It makes a dandy shampoo ... and no conditioner needed!
Thank you
We also dump our ash in the chicken yard. The birds dust bathe in it and it kills mites.
As glass cleaner I use ash to restore automobile headlights that are fading, yellowing and foggy. Looks like new.
I need to try this.
Thanks
My grandmother would mix kerosene with the ash after it was cooled, made a paste, and she used it as a fire starter to light her wood cook stove, did this for years reusing everything that was burned
steve Bruce I’ve done that too!
Cool. Thx
What's kerosene guys?
@@saraoum91 you can buy it for lanterns. Its the gas that goes in it
@@saraoum91 kerosene is home heating oil and also used in fire lighters
Wood ash and water paste .... soak a furred hide in it and the paste will enable all hair to be more easily removed ... making raw hide.
I have a little note board in my kitchen, made out of some kind of plastic, accidentally used a sharpy on it and left it for several years, then tried to erase it, nothing that I could come up with would remove or even lighten it up, even alcohol...then I started wondering, I have a wood-burning stove and have been using a wet paper towel dipped in some of the ash, to clean the glass window on the stove, and it has been working great, so maybe I would try that on this...worked great, took that black marker right off and left a clean fresh board to write on again, it is always the last thing you think of, that works...
Well that's because you don't need to try other products to clean something that's already clean 😂😂😂
I've also heard that writing over the permanent with a dry erase marker works... if you don't have wood ash.
Why would you try one more thing if the last thing worked?
I'm going to try this for slug control in my flower beds. I've been using beer traps but really hate wasting good alcohol. Thanks for the vid.
The issue with using beer is that once word gets out then every slug in the county is headed your way.
Then you don't have a slug problem but an alcohol problem, lol. Thanks for watching.
I'd also add to start at the perimeter so you are not changing the soil composition, if not needed.
Use the cheapest and worst tasting beer you can find. That way you are saving other beer drinkers from having to drink cruddy beer.
Mabe you should put some snacks out for them to go with the beer 🤣
Egg shells... And sling a couple boxes of salt, just leave a swing of beer in each can, they will crawl in.
appreciated the video, but it went much too quickly--and I am not a slow reader! I kept having to backtrack, and there's no "ten second back" like there is on Hulu, so fairly annoying. Why would these things not work with bbq ash though?
@@user-3tf67bk46u oh yeah, i always forget you can change the speed on these!!! thanks for the reminder.
Thanks. Nice video. Just so you know pH is always abbreviated pH that is a small p and capital H. It is a short hand formula which means “minus the log of the hydrogen ion concentration”. Doesn’t detract from your excel at video but, as crazy old chemist I feel the need to prove my vast knowledge by commenting on trivia. 😀
I sure wish I knew you I would love to converse with a crazy old chemist... Fascinating 🐦🐦🐦
I always wondered why it was abbreviated that way! I still don't understand it, but at least you've given an explanation.
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I used to take my fireplace ash and use it on my tomato plants...needless to say, in south Carolina soil, my tomato plants grew like weeds
Ad to fresh concrete or cement for durability.
Does it work?
@@adityasuresh6607 Yes, it does. Works kinda like salt in clay bricks, it strengthens the binding properties in the material.
Also great for cleaning greasy dishes. Turns the grease into soap and washes away. Ideal if you are on a septic system.
Doesn't the ash turn to a muddy mess ?
I put my charcoal ash in a 5 gal bucket, when [ clean the grill , if it rains , can't imagine that mess goin down a drain
@@user-dw2tm3jm5h if you think about all the other things that go down the drain, watery ash/mud just isn't that bad 😲😆
I got chemical burns from cleaning with it....WEAR GLOVES because it turns into LYE
@@kitissexy65 yes, ash + water = lye. Lye + grease = soap. Definitely wear gloves!
I find with a very greasy frying pan (s/s) an ash paste is the only thing that works well. I rinse the pan outdoors and not down the drain.
I used it for cleaning the glass on my wood stove, will no longer be using store-bought glass cleaner for that, it worked better than what I bought at the fireplace store ......
The best use I’ve found for wood ash is sprinkling it on oil spills in the driveway. The hardwood ash and oil combined turns into a natural lye soap of sorts. Rub it in a bit and after a day or so, hose it off. Remember, this is for WOOD ash. You cannot use coal ash for any of these uses.
Most of us don’t go around spilling oil in our driveways … honestly, the best thing to do with ash is just to toss it
@@macysondheim
I guess most of us aren’t as perfect as you. Prius driver?
Put ash on my dogs now my bed is black and im a hick
Being a hick is subjective and I'll bet you won't have an issue with fleas. Thanks for watching, lol.
I didn't know I needed to know this.
This was great to learn about the ants! I have a large nest of small red ants that invaded one of my raised beds, and I was fretting about how to get rid of them. I just put a bunch of ash all over them and mixed it in. I'll be reporting back on what happens over the next few days!
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I forgot to report back, LOL. Thanks for reminding me, ZombieBlaster. They were completely gone the next day. It worked like a charm.
It's awesome,on Snow and ice, highly recommend it 😎👍
When my wife was younger, she would take ashes from her parents' woodstove and keep a box of them in her trunk in the winter in case she got stuck.
Nice video, wish TH-cam would promote content like yours. Read about pH needs of plants before dumping ash in your garden.
I would like to state the seemingly obvious and point out that if you put ash around the foundation of your house or around wood fence posts etc.., be 100% sure that all the embers are out. Those embers can survive for quite a bit in the ash and reignite.
I cure my snakehides with the wood ash I've only ever used hardwood ash,dunno how it works with softwood ash
You'd just need a little more...
John, any tips on how to utilize ash for the skins? Appreciate any.
@@barrykelly2722 skin your snake, take any flesh off, doesn't need to be perfect. Get a big enough board such as a 2x6 or 2x8 and staple or tack the skin down with the fleshy bit up then sprinkle a lot of wood ash on it , let it soak it up then add.more and then let it sit in a spot where it ain't humid or wet and it'll dry out and youre done. Make a video if you do it
@@johndowe7003 Thanks. Your method is more simple. I was using a concoction of glycerin and alcohol. It likely would have worked except I became impatient and sprinkled salt on the undried product. Still have the rattlesnake skin but it is a bit crispy. I think your method is likely superior so the next no-shoulders will get the ash treatment. As for video, not sure if I am any good at it but may give that a shot as well. Again thanks.
@@barrykelly2722 no problem
It's really useful as dry schampoo if you want to get rid of the fatness in the hair and scalp, works really well.
lmaoooooo
That's just use shampoo
Yeah, put some ash in the litter box and watch it get tracked ALL over the damn house.
Try Feline Pine? Good smell, lasts longer, no "dust."
We use here for cleaning pots and pans as well as cleaning fishes etc
They have found wood ash glaze in pottery going back to as early as the bronze age 15000BCE the Chinese were making wood ash glaze intensely to put on their pottery.
Excellent content. I use on my icy walkway and hill,
Thankyou for your suggestions!
Also good for scrubbing pots and pans - not teflon or non-stick -
BTW - nice stone work behind you.
bluzizalright
We use ash to clean some of our cast iron cookware occasionally. As a matter of fact we mention that in the follow up video. Thanks for watching.
I dump the ash in the manure pile
you can also make KOH with wood ash. If you have nickel Iron Edison type batteries, you can make your own electrolyte. That's more of a when the excrement hits the fan type of scenario.
Would love a video about this!
I get a 5 gallon bucket of ashes about 2x a month or more. Ive spread ashes all over everything out here for 13 yrs and have run out of places to spread it as I dont want to change the pH of my soil. so what should I do besides make a pile of it somewhere? It is great for driveway snow, the dark ash melts down into the snow (solar power) , but then it runs off the driveway eventually... great video, thanks.
Make an outhouse and use it in there?
Like in the video, use it to reduce weed eating.
I understand adding ash to the soil around rhubarb will help it redden up.
I haven't done it but I have heard of folks that do but I would always suggest checking your soil ph first. Thanks for watching.
WOW never knew you could do all that with Ash.
Use it for odor control in the outhouse too!
You can was your clothes with it and rinse well. You can use it in a pinch to take a shower and brush your teeth.
Polishing with a paste made from wood ash is excellent for restoring clarity to headlights.
Yes it is. Thanks for tuning in.
Ash in a bucket of water was used as sope before it was commercially available.
Well, not quite. Ash can be used to make lye, which in turned is used to make soap along with animal fat and water.
I have two wood mulch gardens and a little orchard with the same mulch, but it had too much coniferous material in it. Wood ash sprinkled generously over the mulch corrects the matter.
How about cleaning your pots
Angel Rod
Yep. Does a fine job cutting grease in cast iron pans.
I wish you left the text up longer , i dont read at the speed of light and pausing every time to read was annoying as hell , thanks for the tips though .....
Awesome info sir thank you
Several people mentioned using ash and a damp rag or newspaper wad to clean the tarred and sooted glass on a wood stove. It works very well, but if you let the water and lye, (from the wood ash), get down between the glass and the metal door frame, it will rot the steel and promote rust as it is very corrosive. Keep the paper wad only a little damp and make sure no water/lye/ash gets into the frame. Wash your hands afterwards because it will attack skin.
Well done! Great video and great narration. Very helpful.
Thanks for watching. We have had quite a bit of feedback with more suggestions so I expect we'll do another segment very shortly.
I'm selling a "homesteaders" kit? It consists of a large checked shirt, large beard, greasy baseball cap, mucky boots and an oily camouflage jacket. (You have to grow the beard yourself).
Does this work with coal ashes as well
I always heard never put coal ash in the garden.
my dad saved it .:{ as long it had no nails or sharps in it } we would spread in drive way after plowing to melt snow . and so u would get tracion .
Learning something new everyday thankyou.
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All sound advice
I spread it in the bed of my truck and hit the highway 😂😂😂 jk
Thanks! Great!!!
Thanks for watching.
I put it in my wheelie bin to neutralise the smell of can litter and poo !