If you have a wood stove or a fireplace, one of spring’s rituals is shoveling out the ashes. And if you’re in tune with the philosophy of recycling plant residues back into the natural cycle of soil ...

Did you know that using wood ash as a fruit tree fertilizer is a practice that gardeners have been doing for many years? This is because the wood ash is good for the soil, and can provide valuable ...

On any chilly fall or winter night, plumes of wood smoke rise all over the metro area. Lots of wood is being burned and lots of ash being created. If you are burning hardwoods, you may be able to use ...

It seems like California’s wildfires have left a coating of ash on everything, including garden plants. But there’s no reason to panic, said Master Gardener Yvonne Savio of Pasadena. Pot ash is ...

KUOPIO, Finland, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Human urine mixed with wood ash makes a potent, inexpensive fertilizer without risk of disease, scientists in Finland have learned. The mix can be safely substituted ...

Wood stoves and fireplaces are great for warming gardeners’ chilly hands and feet, but what are we to do with the resulting ashes? Many gardening books advise throwing these ashes in the garden. Wood ...