second season burning

no more break in fires needed...ignite!

make sure you clean your chimney. if you burn non-stop then do it once a month during the winter.

Last year was my first season of wood burning and vegetable growing. I thought both ventures were fairly successful.

This year I could barely harvest a tomato from my sad garden. I hope there's not a sophmore slump for woodburning as well.

Don't worry about the garden. We had a very poor growing season this year. We didn't even get our first tomato until near Labor Day. We only had a half crop of corn and peas too.

Your second year, hopefully any mistakes you make this year will be new mistakes and not the same old ones. lol Just make sure your wood is dry and enjoy the heat.

Second year is better than the first . . . at least so far that's been the case with me . . . with the woodstove.

The garden was rather pitiful this year due to the cold, wet weather in June and July. Corn was pretty much non-existent. I ended up with lots of cherry tomatoes, but no full size tomatoes. Green beans were OK and potatoes were fair. Pumpkins barely had time to turn orange.

As for the OP's question on break in fires . . . none needed for the second year burning with steel and cast iron stoves . . . soapstone users often do so however as some say the stones may draw up some moisture over the summer. However, even with cast iron and steel, I would suspect that most folks who burn for the first time or two in the Fall aren't burning very hot or long anyways.