Q. I burn oak firewood in the winter and accumulate a considerable amount of wood ash. What do you think about spreading it on the vegetable garden or around flowering plants and shrubs? Ted Sippel, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For gardeners who heat their homes in winter using stoves or fireplaces, good-quality wood ashes can be a soil-amendment bonus. But if applied improperly, they can be a caustic topping for ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. JOSH: Wood ash can go onto your compost heap, provided it hasn't come from timber that's been treated.

Do I need to use secateurs to prune? TINO: It depends on what kind of wood you're dealing with. Soft tips can simply be pinched out with your fingers and small lateral branches can be snapped off, but ...

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 ...