Earliest the woodshed has been empty. Time to dig in to the stock pile in the other shed. Looks like plenty of time to get it filled for next Fall. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I know the feeling reloader. My problem is that I have around 23 face cords of Red Oak split and stacked, but it is only 8 months aged. No way ready for the stove. Take the Oak away and I only have 5 face cord left that is dry enough to burn. Going to hate running the gas furnace on the upcoming cold days. Yup, my fault. Scrounged what I could the last couple years without much luck.
Dang! I haven’t hardly burned any wood yet. It’s been so warm here that I’ve only used less than 10% of my shed. I wish you luck and stay warm. Mike in Okla
Kind of a sad sight but that means time for Will that fill with softwoods, hardwoods or whatever you can scrounge.
Stays green all winter and dies out in late Summer. We got a pretty good dose of snow. I’ve heard that adds nitrogen so will probably be mowing in a month or so here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I’ve got plenty of mixed wood ready to go in and several cord waiting to be split. Probably 4 cord in my other shed ready to burn. Most of the stuff I’ve burned this year has been punky stuff that has been out in the rain for several years prior. Burns fast and lots of ashes but kept us warm so far. Next years supply will be better quality. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Snow does add nitrogen, some farmers actually like when they get a little snow well doing fall tillage to incorporate the nitrogen into the soil. From Google: As precipitation falls through the atmosphere, it collects atmospheric nitrogen which is in the NH2 form. When snow collects on thawed soil, it slowly melts, allowing a slow-release of NH2 into the soil profile.
Plus rain tends to flush nutrients out of the soil with nitrogen being one of the easiest to flush out. If you grow in pots or containers and water a lot, flushing of nutrients is something you have to compensate for. There's lots of nitrogen in the air, some plants are quite good at taking it out of the air and releasing the excess into the soil. While snow and rain may contain NH2, it's such an insignificant amount it's not going to make or break a harvest. Most farmers would rather see snow in the field than rain (in the Spring of course) because it slows the constant nitrogen loss process down. Every little bit helps even if it is insignificant.
