After being given LBC, I have taken down a later (Victorian) free standing (and dangerously leaning and wobbly) chimney brick by brick in my 1650's farmhouse. Most of the bricks have survived intact and I have painstakingly cleaned each one of the old lime mortar. At present this sooty and and rather baked mix is sitting in bags awaiting its further fate. Does anyone know if there is a good use for old sooty lime mortar, or should I ditch it? Presumably it could just go straight into the ground as it is a benign substance.
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See here:
http://www.gardeninginfozone.com/ash-and-soot-%E2%80%93-as-plant-fertilizers
The lime mortar would not be appreciated by plants that hate lime of course...
Ivor
http://www.gardeninginfozone.com/ash-and-soot-%E2%80%93-as-plant-fertilizers
The lime mortar would not be appreciated by plants that hate lime of course...
Ivor
Thanks for your links, Ivor. I think it will be about a year before we can tackle the garden, sadly, so it looks like the sooty lime mortar will go the way of all flesh.
I have other bags of haired plaster and daub that had fallen off and have also been kept. Does anyone know if I can I resue these in any way or should I simply start afresh?
I have other bags of haired plaster and daub that had fallen off and have also been kept. Does anyone know if I can I resue these in any way or should I simply start afresh?
I wouldn't use the old sooty stuff on the garden. Coal was the primary fuel for most open fires, and the residues of that are not considered pleasant.
Wait until the fire is working again and burn (clean) wood. Wood ash makes a nice alkali soil and compost conditioner.
Wait until the fire is working again and burn (clean) wood. Wood ash makes a nice alkali soil and compost conditioner.