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 ...

One thing we have after a winter like this is a lot of wood ash! Questions Master Gardeners get asked are: Does wood ash help the garden? And how much wood ash can I put on the garden? Wood ashes ...

eye protection and a dust mask. Stone fruit trees, like cherries and apricots, do well in alkaline soil, so they can benefit from an application of wood ash. Wood ash is useful for hungry plants ...

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 ...