Wood ashes don't have to be disposed of. They can actually be useful in your garden, but only if you know how to use them ...

From raising soil pH to being a line of defense against pests, we bet you didn't know all the ways you can use ash from your fireplace around your property.

Most Kansas City-area soils are already naturally high in potassium and pH levels. Adding ash into it means you run the risk of saturating the soil of both. Submitted Submitted When it comes to ...

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 ...

Wood ash can be a valuable addition to your garden soil, bringing with it essential nutrients like potassium and phosphorus. In fact, ashes from your wood-burning fireplace can improve your garden’s ...

You have probably seen "NPK" written on fertilizer bags. That "K" there stands for potassium. Potassium is not just a side nutrient. In fact, potassium is one of the three most important nutrients for ...

Q.: We heat with wood so have a lot of ashes, mainly oak, ash and hickory. How best can we use them? Should we put all the ashes on our vegetable garden, which is about 50 by 50 feet? What plants ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The difference between a garden that's surviving and one that's thriving often comes down to soil testing. Measuring your growing site's ...

What can you do with all the ash from burning wood in your fireplace or woodstove? Wood ash can be useful in home gardens, in your compost pile or as a pest repellent, explained Dan Sullivan, soil ...

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 ...