Have you tried pallet gardening? In recent years, there has been a variety of ways that wood pallets have been used in the garden. For folks that can’t bend down, this is a great way to bring the ...

Fireplace ash is alkaline, which means it can help neutralize acidic soils. If your soil is too acidic, adding ash can bring ...

It’s that time of year. With winter come nights with clear, cold skies, often accompanied by the smoke and aroma from wood-burning fireplaces. Many folks enjoy a roaring wood fire and the warmth, ...

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 ...

Wood ash contains calcium, magnesium, and potassium among a dozen or more important nutrients. This Oct. 21 photo taken near Langley, Wash., shows wood stove ashes spread lightly around a newly ...

After a couple of cold nights, you might start eyeing the growing pile of ash in your fireplace, wondering if you can use it in your landscape. The short answer is “it depends,” experts say. Clean ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - As you clean the fireplace, do your plants a favor and sprinkle the ashes in the garden instead of throwing them in the garbage. Because wood ash is derived from plant material, it ...

Find out if wood ash is good for the garden and how to use it effectively to fertilize plants. While the ash from wildfires can help nourish new growth, is wood ash good for the garden? Yes, the ashes ...

Spring is just around the corner and the beauty of the northwest is beginning to emerge from the frozen ground. And the ashes from your fireplace could make your garden grow even more beautiful. As ...

As fireplaces blaze and bills bite, a dusty by-product is quietly reshaping how Britons think about their gardens. This week, ...

CORVALLIS – With last year’s storms, particularly the substantial ice event, there’s plenty of firewood around Oregon. Many homeowners wonder what to do with all the ashes left behind after the flames ...