Sprinkle a thin layer of wood ASH on your plant roots or dust it on the whole plant. Note: These two ways only work as long as the ASH isn’t wet. ASH (especially from oak or other hardwoods) is ...

Home gardener Rob Benson (@buckhorncliffs) imparted wisdom on TikTok with the very best solutions for leftover wood ash — which is the leftover powder from burning wood. The best way is not what you ...

Q. My garden plants have a lot of ash on them due to the nearby wildfires. Will this hurt my plants? What about my fruits and vegetables? Will they be safe to eat? I recommend spraying down your ...

Fire crews soaked debris to contain ash and dust from California fires. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used the 'wet method' on February 8 to remove remnants from wildfire-damaged properties to ...

A reader from the butcher shop in Jeromesville, asked an unusual question years ago. Concern filled her inquiry about throwing wood ash in her garden. She wondered whether the practice of spreading ...

Late last month, before the rains arrived, USC professor Seth John traveled through foothill neighborhoods devastated by the ...

Dust and ash left behind from the wildfires that have devoured tens of thousands of acres across Southern California can be irritating and hazardous when inhaled. NBC Universal, Inc. The Los ...

Southern California air quality monitors issued a dust and ash alert for all of Los Angeles ... combustion indoors like candles, fireplaces or wood-burning appliances. If someone does come in ...

Ash (and dust) can interfere with photosynthesis by ... you may want to forego harvesting your vegetables to be on the safe side. Wood ash from burning vegetation is less likely to contain heavy ...

USC researchers traveled through neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton Fire to run lead tests on ash gathered from gutters ...