Q: I’ve heard that adding carbon to the soil by mixing in charcoal is good for plants. Is this correct? - Jessica from Monroe A: Great question, Jessica. And as I’ve just recently cleaned out my ...

The next time you enjoy a roaring fire in your fireplace, woodstove, or fire pit, you may want to gather up the cooled wood ash to repurpose it. “Wood ash contains nutrients such as calcium, magnesium ...

Find out if wood ash is good for the garden and how to use it effectively to fertilize plants. While the ash from wildfires can help nourish new growth, is wood ash good for the garden? Yes, the ashes ...

Many Georgia families enjoy building roaring fires in their fireplaces or wood-burning stoves during the winter. Whether as a source of heat or for enjoyment, when the flames die down, a pile of wood ...

Q: Thanks for your recent column about composters you can buy. I built my own last year out of untreated wood pallets; it’s partially open-air and it’s about a 4-foot cube in a fairly sunny location.

Gardeners often assume outdoor compost piles stop working in cold weather, but beneficial microbes can continue to break down compost all winter. The problem is that composting takes much longer in ...