The situation is this: I have about 3-4 cords of ash and oak rounds that will be split by November in the back yard. I also have 4 cords of seasoned wood for (this) winter in the racks.
If I split the rounds and just throw them in a pile (I separate my oak from everything else) and as I use up the 4 cords this winter, replenish the racks with the newly split 4 cords of rounds, am I losing anything (primarily) on the oak by way of seasoning time? Basically, does the winter matter??
Your first though will be “build more racks, dummy!” I am out of space. I have 3 years stacked, 12 cords. That’s all I can handle without the neighbors hating me.
I’m not worried about the ash, this wood is for 2021-2022 at the earliest. I’m worried about the oak. Is having the wood stacked by novmember and down with a deal breaker, knowing that the entirety of the pile may not be fully stacked until March, or even April? (The conceivable end of my burning season).
If I split the rounds and just throw them in a pile (I separate my oak from everything else) and as I use up the 4 cords this winter, replenish the racks with the newly split 4 cords of rounds, am I losing anything (primarily) on the oak by way of seasoning time? Basically, does the winter matter??
Your first though will be “build more racks, dummy!” I am out of space. I have 3 years stacked, 12 cords. That’s all I can handle without the neighbors hating me.
I’m not worried about the ash, this wood is for 2021-2022 at the earliest. I’m worried about the oak. Is having the wood stacked by novmember and down with a deal breaker, knowing that the entirety of the pile may not be fully stacked until March, or even April? (The conceivable end of my burning season).
