Everyone,
I am getting ready to order for next year 5 cords of mixed hardwood. I want to know if I am kidding myself if I think I am going to have good luck come September/October 2011 with burning this wood. This is my first year with a wood burning stove and since I was late to the game, I had to order "ready to go" mixed hardwood in late December. The wood is pretty wet when it burns for the most part (I think it is about 27% average), so I just dont want to run into the same issue next year.
If I get this stuff stacked over the course of Feb, do you think it will be ready to go for next season? Is that enough time? I also should mention I have a lot of living trees on my property so direct sun on the stack is going to be very tough. Will this be a huge issue?
THANKS!
I am getting ready to order for next year 5 cords of mixed hardwood. I want to know if I am kidding myself if I think I am going to have good luck come September/October 2011 with burning this wood. This is my first year with a wood burning stove and since I was late to the game, I had to order "ready to go" mixed hardwood in late December. The wood is pretty wet when it burns for the most part (I think it is about 27% average), so I just dont want to run into the same issue next year.
If I get this stuff stacked over the course of Feb, do you think it will be ready to go for next season? Is that enough time? I also should mention I have a lot of living trees on my property so direct sun on the stack is going to be very tough. Will this be a huge issue?
THANKS!