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OT: What to do with used lump

steventconners20
steventconners20 Posts: 66
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What does everyone do with the small burnt pieces of lump and ash.  I was cleaning it out this morning and wondering if it would be good to put in my garden/flowerbeds.  Anyone have any thoughts?
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
    I throw mine in the edge of the woods. It might work for flowerbeds though. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • thebbb
    thebbb Posts: 67
    I have been throwing it in the flower beds...looks good after watering.
    Lbge and MiniMax  in Southern Manitoba
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  • Bentgrass
    Bentgrass Posts: 443
    Fling the ash into the grass.
    1. Bettendorf, Ia with lots of time in Chattanooga, Tn.  LBGE, plate setter, ar, Looft lighter, maverick et-735, Rutland gasket, Smokeware SS cap, Kickash basket, and lots of cast iron.
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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    edited June 2015
    I've got a large white oak stump in the backyard that is hollow in the middle. I fill this stump several times a season with ashes.
    My theory is the ashes will help the stump deteriorate faster. No idea if it's helping.
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,375
    I use mine to keep snakes from coming into the backyard. 
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,762
    edited June 2015

    If it's still charcoal, it's an alkaline.

    If it's ash, it's acidic.

    So use it to adjust your pH accordingly.

    Just make sure it's extinguished and to spread it evenly.  For the small amount that comes out of the Egg, it's probably not going to make much of a difference, but better to recycle it than throw it away

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  • Toxarch
    Toxarch Posts: 1,900
    edited June 2015
    My ashes go into the yard, flower beds, and the raised garden. It's good for the plants.
    Aledo, Texas
    Large BGE
    KJ Jr.

    Exodus 12:9 KJV
    Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,938
    Yep, into the yard, usually just outside my fence or the dogs would cover themselves in it.  I collect it in a 5 gal bucket, leave it open for the rain, etc and it gets really sludgey
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    Check your plants and see what they like. Peonies love ash, they bloom even more than normal, azaleas not so much. Like @stlcharcoal advises, know your ph and adjust accordingly. If you lawn needs lime, no sense spreading ash on it, one works against the other.
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,319
    I host a compost area for the neighbors, kind of a community exercise. My used lump and ash go there. Last couple of years we have produced some very nutrient rich soil that has provided excellent results in flower beds and vegetable gardens.
    Ash and coals from my fire pit and my fireplace also go in the compost pile.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    I sell mine to the local crematorium.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    GATraveller said:
    I sell mine to the local crematorium.
    You live near Trion, GA?
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    edited June 2015
    theyolksonyou said:
    GATraveller said:
    I sell mine to the local crematorium.
    You live near Trion, GA?
    Hoped someone would get that reference.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,375
    theyolksonyou said:
    GATraveller said:
    I sell mine to the local crematorium.
    You live near Trion, GA?
    @theyolksonyouNice reference for those in the know....
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  • DoofusOfTheDay
    DoofusOfTheDay Posts: 401
    DoubleEgger said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    GATraveller said:
    I sell mine to the local crematorium.
    You live near Trion, GA?
    @theyolksonyouNice reference for those in the know....
    Oh yeah, remember that little incident.
    Gregg
    Large BGE Owner since December of 2013!
    Marietta, GA
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,762

    Had to google that Trion thing.....wow.

    I want to be cremated over Rockwood--just like Darth Vader.  Then put my ashes in a Mini BGE.  If the state requires a vault, then put the Mini BGE inside a Medium BGE.  Just make sure both have good gaskets on them, and a Smokeware cap on the Medium.


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  • XC242
    XC242 Posts: 1,208
    I put mine in an urn up on the mantel...
    LBGE (still waitin' for my free T-Shirt), DIgiQ DX2 (In Blue, cause it's the fastest), Heavy Duty Kick Ash Basket, Mc Farland, WI. :glasses:  B)
    If it wasn't for my BGE I'd have no use for my backyard...
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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,882
    stlcharcoal said:


    I want to be cremated over Rockwood



    What temp?  Direct or Indirect?
    NOLA
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  • Toxarch
    Toxarch Posts: 1,900
    I too had to look it up and then recalled the story.
    Aledo, Texas
    Large BGE
    KJ Jr.

    Exodus 12:9 KJV
    Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,678
    theyolksonyou said:
    GATraveller said:
    I sell mine to the local crematorium.
    You live near Trion, GA?
    Been a long time since I had thought about that. Still gives me the all over shivers.
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    YukonRon said:
    I host a compost area for the neighbors, kind of a community exercise. My used lump and ash go there. Last couple of years we have produced some very nutrient rich soil that has provided excellent results in flower beds and vegetable gardens.
    Ash and coals from my fire pit and my fireplace also go in the compost pile.
    If you have a wood stove, the chips and small pieces of lump are great in the bottom of the firebox. Light the fire right on the top. Last year I had some really inexpensive mesquite that was about 1/2 chips and dust - guess that's why it was so cheap. 
    Spread them in the Regency air tight and the neighbourhood had a very BBQ kinda smell to it. The ash just goes in the trash. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,938
    If I lived near the coast I think I would do this every few weeks - ideally near a tourist area.


    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,375
    Legume said:
    If I lived near the coast I think I would do this every few weeks - ideally near a tourist area.



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  • RickyBobby
    RickyBobby Posts: 744
    My Asparagus patch Loves It!
    My PitMaster IQ120 FREAKIN ROCKS!!!!!!! Current BGE arsenal: XL & MiniMax
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    I put them in a 30 gallon metal trashcan with the coal ash. Then take them to the dump. Don't see the need to dump them in the field and chancing a fire. 
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
    As was mentioned earlier, it will affect the pH of your soil, so know what you are doing and decide from there. Might not be great for your plants, or it might be.

    Rowlett, Texas

    Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook

    The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings

     

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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
    I throw mine in the trash.

    Rowlett, Texas

    Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook

    The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings

     

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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
    Griffin said:
    I throw mine in the trash.
    +1
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,780
    I cover the start of my driveway at the street with a thin covering. Found it keeps VI out. 
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given another Mini to add to the herd. 

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