Mulch

[Stateguy]

Can you use mulch (thats not dyed) as firewood to burn

 

[RORY12553]

I have not been burning long but I would say it is going to burn very fast and probably not worth the effort.

 

[jdp1152]

Sure can. I've been using some wood chips from some brush piles I had chipped up this fall. The chunks are decent size and a couple of handfuls work pretty well to help get a fire going. It certainly wasn't my intention, but there was only so much I could spread in the yard and they dry out quickly and serve the purpose so why not? I wouldn't go purchasing any for that reason and definitely wouldn't use something like triple shred.

 

[PapaDave]

I use the mulch the dog makes, from kindling I bring in the house.

 

[Stateguy]

But what i am talking about is fine mulch what you use for flower beds

 

[jdp1152]

I don't imagine that stuff is very clean. I also doubt you'd get any kid of sustained burn/temp from it. A hot spurt followed by a bunch of hard junk on your bricks.

 

[fossil]

What are you contemplating burning this in?

 

[Stateguy]

What I am talking about is fine mulch thats used in flower beds i can get yards of it at work

 

[tbuff]

Is it treated with anything? Is it a playground mulch?

 

[Stateguy]

A insert

Not treated

 

[tbuff]

Like Rory said, probably would burn fast. Maybe worth try in a pellet basket type thingy.

 

[corey21]

Total waste of time.

 

[fossil]

Read your insert manufacturer's instruction manual to see what it says about fuel. Every one I've ever seen says burn dry firewood, period. I would never try to burn mulch in either of my stoves.

 

[Lumberjack]

isn't mulch, not wood chips, mostly dirt and bark? I know bark has some BTU's but dirt doesn't

honestly the biggest issue is that it is probably very wet

 

[BrotherBart]

You will end up with a smoldering pile of crap.

Give it a shot and let us know how it works out.

 

[Cross Cut Saw]

You will end up with a smoldering pile of crap.

Give it a shot and let us know how it works out.

That's like when someone says "oh man this smells like crap, here smell it!"

No thanks...

 

[Stateguy]

One day i will try it At work with all the wood we pick up they make mulch so its all kind of wood.
I just wanted to make sure i would not ruin the insert
I will get a small ammount and dry it out and see

 

[eclecticcottage]

You will end up with a smoldering pile of crap.

Give it a shot and let us know how it works out.

I agree. We burned off the junky scraps from cutting (in the firepit) and that's basically what we got.

 

[jdp1152]

One day i will try it At work with all the wood we pick up they make mulch so its all kind of wood.
I just wanted to make sure i would not ruin the insert
I will get a small ammount and dry it out and see

Why not just get the wood and skip the mulch?

 

[Butcher]

What I am talking about is fine mulch thats used in flower beds i can get yards of it at work

As a lanndscaper I instale 100's of cubic yards a year and we sell 10 times that at the nursery. I use it for fire starter in the outdoor firepit and sometimes in the stove in the hooch but to try to burn it as a dedicated heat soarse would be a no no in my opinion.