Wood ashes can be a valuable resource for amending garden soil. Anyone using a fireplace or wood stove knows that a large amount of wood ashes can accumulate over a heating season. When applied under ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Incorporating wood ashes into your garden can offer several benefits, but there are also important considerations to keep in mind. Here's a comprehensive look at whether you should use ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Heading into cooler weather and fires in the fireplace, I’ve been asked before if those wood ashes are of benefit in the lawn or garden. The short answer is yes, but ...

In addition to calcium, wood ash contains 5-7% potassium and 1.5-2% phosphorous, both key nutrients for plants. Although it can be a decent fertilizer, McKinley points out that other fertilizers might ...

The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquiries received through their Garden Hotline. Q: I have a wood burning fireplace. Is it safe to ...

Wood ashes are a surprisingly useful byproduct of winter heating. In addition to household uses, such as making soap or adding traction to driveways, wood ashes can be used to amend your garden and ...

Cold October temperatures made us fire up wood stoves and begin to produce wood ashes. Thrifty Montanans and many gardening books advise throwing these wood ashes on the garden. But is it a good idea ...

In this week's Fielding Questions, Don Kinzler answers questions about the possible causes of brown tips on houseplant leaves, if wood ash can safely be applied to gardens, and more. Gardening ...

Fall brings with it one of life’s simplest pleasures: long evenings spent curled up in front of the fireplace. But once the final embers have burned out for the night, what’s left behind is a pile of ...

Hurricane Sandy brought a few days without power to our house, and the fireplace figured prominently in heating and cooking. As we were straightening up afterwards, I found myself staring into the new ...

While it’s tempting to many gardeners to spread ash from our cozy fireplaces into the garden, think twice. Much of what makes up ash isn’t needed in the Kansas City area. Courtesy Photo Local ...

The phrase “waste not, want not” goes back to a time when the essentials of life were difficult to obtain, but it continues to be good advice today, says University of Missouri Extension ...