Keep Mice Away From a House or Homestead. How? The Answer is Surprisingly in the Campfire!

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Wood ash can help keep mice away from your homestead! Did you know that there are a variety of other ways to use wood ash around your home? Find out more below!

1. Melting ice
The leftover ash from wood is made up of nutrients that are not volatilized by fire, including many forms of salt. That salt isn’t quite table salt, but is made up of other charged ionic compounds such as calcium. These function to melt ice on pathways in much the same way as commercial ice melt compounds.
2. Fertilizer
Calcium-loving plants can get a big boost with an application of wood ash in the spring, and it’s especially effective for tomatoes and asparagus.
3.  Soap making
A simple soap can be made by boiling hard wood ashes with a little rain water and animal fat.
4. Dust bath for poultry
Wood ash is an especially effective anti-parasite agent for poultry, and providing them with a dry ash corner in their coop or yard is a great way to encourage them to dust bath and remove their own parasites naturally.
5. Flea and tick removal for pets
Saving wood ash to dust into the fur of your pets throughout the year can be an effective way to control fleas and ticks.
6. Remove odors
Wood ash works much the same way that baking soda does to absorb ambient odors, and a small container in the refrigerator or root cellar can keep odors down if things spoil.
7. Deter vermin
Rats, mice, ants and roaches hate wood ash, and a sprinkling in the dark corners of your house and the back of your cupboard will help keep them out.
8. Compost nutrient boost
Adding wood ash to your compost heap can help increase the mineral nutrients to promote faster decomposition and a higher nutrient value at the end. It’s especially good at breaking down hard-to-compost items such as orange peels, corn cobs and banana peels.

There are honestly countless ways to use wood ash around your homestead. From deterring vermin to flea protection for your pets, the list goes on and on. So the next time your campfire goes out, be sure to save those wood ashes.

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