Delaware is surrounded by the emerald ash borer, an insect that can destroy a stand of mature ash trees in a matter of years. It's in Pennsylvania, the western shore of Maryland and New Jersey, but so ...

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 ...

Antony Torcasio has been cutting a grove of big ash trees in Ridgefield. Big, dying ash trees. "You see a lot of that," Torcasio, of Torcasio Tree Services in Danbury, said. "I think someday, they'll ...

As emerald ash borers munch their way ever further into the Northland, one fact seems certain: We're going to lose a lot of trees. But that doesn't necessarily mean they should be laid to waste, says ...

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 ...

I want to make a few comments about firewood. One of the reasons is because I'm seeing a lot more of it being moved around this year than normal. Apparently, last year caused most people to use up ...

Last month we published a video with 7 ways to recycle your firewood ash. That video now has nearly 1/2 million views but more importantly over 1,200 really good comments and ideas for more ways to ...

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 ...