Before you toss out those leftover fireplace scraps, discover why gardeners are saving them and which plants benefit most ...

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Outdoors Editor Throughout winter, when people are burning wood stoves, many households end ...

When you're scooping out the fireplace, save the ashes to fertilize plants in the garden. Here are seven plants that thrive when you add wood ash to your garden.

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 ...

If you're cleaning out your fireplace, don't throw away that wood ash. It contains many helpful nutrients that could benefit ...

I had an unusual question from one of my readers while at the butcher shop in Jeromesville a few years ago. She was concerned about throwing wood ash on her garden and whether the practice of ...

Hope all of you survived this record cold during Christmas. That was about as cold as I have been for a while. I had an unusual question from one of my readers while at the butcher shop in ...

Fireplaces were busy last week warding off frigid outdoor temperatures. After logs are burned and fires die, only ashes remain. Is there a use for the ashes in the garden? Wood ash can be used in the ...

Question: I have a wood stove and generate a lot of ashes this time of year. Is it OK to put wood ash in the garden, compost or lawn? Answer: Wood ash contains most of the 13 essential nutrients that ...

I want to use wood ashes from my stove in my garden. How much should I apply each year? Wood ash is a good source of plant-available potassium and other mineral nutrients, BUT it is very alkaline.

We’ve accumulated a lot of wood ash over the winter. Can we add it to our garden soil or compost pile? Whether using wood ash in the garden is a good idea depends on your garden soil’s pH and ...