When you're scooping out the fireplace, save the ashes for your garden. Wood ash contains many nutrients that are useful for fertilizing plants, especially calcium, potassium (potash), magnesium, and ...
With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden. Wood ashes from burned ...
Ash collects at the bottom of a fireplace as a wood fire burns in Waitsfield, Vt. on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Lessard) With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many ...
With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden. Wood ashes from burned ...