Some you win some you lose!
By drc726
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Falling ash could be good for gardens???
Volcanic ash can fertilize soil, help it retain moisture and encourage good bacteria. Prof J Davidson of Durham university has said ‘ In general volcanic ash is good as it is full of all kinds of elements and nutrients that regenerate the soil’.
But dont get your hopes up, as at the moment the amount of ash is minimal in the UK and hopefully this will continue because depending on the chemical make-up of the ash it could be good, but it could be bad if it has high levels of Fluorine it can be poisonous to humans and plants. Ah well.
21 Apr, 2010
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Just read this in the Telegraph today.......have noticed a layer on the car......
21 Apr, 2010
There's a layer on my car aswell so it must be on the garden too.
21 Apr, 2010
and mine--in the midlands
22 Apr, 2010
my daughter lives in surrey and she said there is dust on her car its a sort of green colour..... havnt seen any down here yet....
22 Apr, 2010
ive heard a few with dust on cars, interesting Drc ;o)
22 Apr, 2010
I washed a lot of fine dust off both out cars yesterday it was sort of rust coloured!
22 Apr, 2010
'Green dust' Hollyeves, pity the volcano wasn't in South Africa, we might have got Gold dust.
23 Apr, 2010
you wish! Heron
23 Apr, 2010
lol... Heron......
24 Apr, 2010
Having washed both cars, now they are saying dont wash as you could damage the paintwork !!!
24 Apr, 2010
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I seem to remember something called 'Rock dust' being sold as a fertiliser I think.
21 Apr, 2010