I think this thread is a good learning curve for all to realize there is no right answer for everyones situation. My wood will not season like, say a person in Alaska or Texas. I think we all got to learn the area were in. This makes me think of something I'm going to have to learn when we move to New Hampshire. I'm gonna have to ask and listen to the folks from Mass on up to the North Country. I had to ask NH Mountain man if I was right about a tree on my property I wasn't sure about. This is what makes this forum so great!!! Learning! A wise man once said; If your not learning your either dead or God! "QUOTE" My Father...
I should clarify at this time also.......around these parts, aspen is referred to as poplar. That being said, it can be the same or an entire different species, no? Anyway, very few around here burn poplar (aspen) due to the fact that is a gopher wood and we also are blessed with the abundance of hardwoods.
Yeah me too... probably 70 to 80%. Reminds me of a log I wrestled up from the bottom of the Delaware River years ago. I didn't have a moisture meter so couldnt tell you how wet it was, but lets just say it didnt float so probably wasn't ready to burn in our camp fire If you have a meter let us know
The sandy soil won't do any harm. We too have sand and many times don't even put anything below the wood; just stack on the ground. It works in sand.
You are correct. The ash that has been killed by the eab can go punky. We've been cutting it since 2002 and now have several trees that we simply won't get as they are too far gone. But if you cut an ash that was not dead, it is a different story as that wood will probably last as long as you will. Tough stuff indeed.
No, but the termites that live in it here will!!! When I had wood pallets down, they would "EAT" them in a years time! Thank God I found a source of plastic pallets. But it wouldn't surprise me if those B@$TARDS started eating them also!!!
Yes, this area and most of south Jersey is "LOADED" with them. Every house on this block I live on has either had or been treated for termites!!! They are horrible here...
It's worse than you think. Not only due the termites spread farther north due to climate change, but there's also a feedback loop that sets up as more termites cause more methane and carbon emissions. Kill them all!
There here too!!! Big ones!!! The oak load I just split up was loaded with them. *Edit* We also have those dam Carpenter bees that eat the side of any wood on your house! I've made traps just for them S.O.B.s
Generally up this way, you'll be trading termites for black flies, mosquitoes , and ticks. Same church, different pew.
I pretty much only burn poplar (quaking/trembling aspen), and in my 5th year of burning, here's what I can tell you from my perspective. It seems there's almost an upper limit of how big a round you can keep, being around 6 -7". Bigger than that and they may/might season, but they seem to (not mold, maybe dry rot??) and lose heating value. I've been in a hurry and split 12-14 inch rounds down the middle, and they'll season hard and dry, without losing btu's. It obviously takes longer to season, but if you're trying to do the minimum work for most benefit, get everything big split in half (or a slab off a side or two on smaller big wood). I try to give my wood some weather exposure, and then top cover when it's dry. Poplar tells on itself by popping the bark when seasoning is coming along nicely. Once covered and kept dry, I'm sure the poplar would easily stay good for several years. And it's not bad at all for firewood either. It's made of wood and contrary to popular belief, you don't have to fill the stove with a second load before you finish filling it with the first.
You’re very welcome-always been a dream of mine to hunt whitetails in Saskatchewan, maybe some day...Again, glad you’re here and enjoying...Good group of folks here, we wont hold popular against you...To each his/her own burn needs...
Well I lived in Estevan Saskatchewan Oil county..Yes it's TRUE you can see for miles ..White Tails ..Aren't they right in your backyard??I have Several every morning..If I start feeding them carrots every day..When its hunting season I'll only need a hammer...Hahahahhaha..But Yes Saskatchewan are know for records for alot of Big Game if that's what your after Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
Umm a starfish is laying on the ground.with their limbs out like a compass!!.and thats exactly how I feel when I finnally goto bed after falling a beautiful Snag Fir ..running choke ..marking logs (no running saw yet if got only a couple hours in..because they bite ...according from the man who's been teaching me)..Then split stack and delivery..4/5. cords a day in a retirement majority town...Who can only pay at the end of the month...If no other expense comes up for that human..But atleast thier warm ... Sent from my SM-G950W using Tapatalk
Ahhhh, got e'm here also!!! Especially Mosquitoes!!! They have tail numbers on them there so many here. We have the County Mosquito commission that flys around in Helicopters here spraying all the fresh water marshes and ponds!
