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 ...

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 ...

If you enjoy using your fireplace throughout the winter, you may have accumulated a pile of wood ash. As the weather warms up, it's important to clean out your fireplace, but where do you put all of ...

This is what wood pellets look like. Adding wood pellet ash to garden soil is helpful only if the soil is acid. Rick Wood Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Q. I heat my house with a wood pellet stove. With ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: What becomes of the wood created by the city removing ash trees? Does the emerald ash borer die when the tree is cut? Is it safe to use as firewood? If it is moved does the live bug have the ...

A handmade kayak, a hooded chair and a guitar in ash and concrete are among the innovative design objects created using Scottish ash wood for an exhibition that opens this weekend at Royal Botanic ...

A company with roots in eastern Ontario is making the most of the region's emerald ash borer infestation by turning dead and condemned trees into floorboards. Gaylord Hardwood Flooring, a family ...