Wooden planter boxes sold at Lowe's home improvement stores in Minnesota may hold the larvae of an Asian insect that has already destroyed millions of ash trees in the Midwest. The Minnesota ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you spot a purple box hanging in a tree this summer, agricultural officials are asking you to “let it be.” Federal, state and local officials overseeing Wisconsin’s efforts to deal with the emerald ...