My brother works on a blueberry and cranberry farm 5 miles down the road. The owner is always clearing trees somewhere it seems. There's almost always a ton of pine but this latest clearing had some oak. I started cutting on this pile today. Probably 12 cords or so here. Last picture is the pine which he will most likely dump in the woods. Usually, when there's wood like this, my brother can load it in dump trucks and haul it off in log form...not this time unfortunately, I have to work a little harder. Top log is probably 30" in diameter for scale.
Excellent score! Why not burn the pine? If I had to cut it down and deal with the brush but if it was laying in logs like that I’d be all over it.
I sell firewood and don't have time to waste on pine. Around here, you can get paid to haul out pine. I do burn in my fireplace and OWB but it's mostly stuff I can't or shouldn't sell.
they both thrive in acidic peaty bog type soil - wood ash would tend to neutralize the acidity. Wood ash may be a decent mild fertilizer but not everything likes it.
Interesting, I was always under the assumption wood ash especially pine was low in pH. I did a little digging and found this to support your claims. Bulletin #2279, Using Wood Ash on Your Farm | Cooperative Extension Publications | University of Maine I do know they will chip brush and smaller trees to add to the soil between rows of blueberries.
Yep, wood ash is alkiline. Old timers used to let water seep through ashes to make lye for soap making, it will also take hair off hides.
Was at the pile cutting for 6 hours today with a few breaks in between. I could probably finish by dark but I have other duties to attend to. Also had some visitors swing by on one of my breaks.
I'm sure one of your duties will be to sharpen your chain...Thats a lot of cuts there! More than I did today
