When you're scooping out the fireplace, save the ashes for your garden. Wood ash contains many nutrients that are useful for fertilizing plants, especially calcium, potassium (potash), magnesium, and ... AOL: Always Keep Your Wood Ashes β€” Here Are The 15 Plants That Love Them Always Keep Your Wood Ashes β€” Here Are The 15 Plants That Love Them With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden.

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Wood ashes from burned ... AOL: 7 Plants That Thrive When You Add Wood Ash To Your Garden 7 Plants That Thrive When You Add Wood Ash To Your Garden Gloved hand spreading wood ash in garden bed with trowel. - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock Wood ash, left behind in the fireplace or after a bonfire, is often overlooked as a natural fertilizer. Daily Herald: Record cold has fireplaces working overtime.

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Should those ashes be put to use in the garden?