We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Looking for a low-cost nutrient booster for your fruit and vegetable plants? The answer may be in your wood-burning fireplace or fire pit.

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 ...

Bob over in Wardensville, West Virginia, writes: “I’ve got a lot of wood ashes. I wonder if I can use them in the garden? And if so where?” A little bit of ash can be a good thing Bob; but large ...

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 ...

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.

As fireplaces blaze and bills bite, a dusty by-product is quietly reshaping how Britons think about their gardens. This week, from Cornwall to Caithness, home growers are turning to plain wood ash to ...