Stacking Wood Next to Seton / Greenwood

[JMann]

I recently bought a cord of splits that were a bit high in moisture content. To try to speed up the seasoning process, I've stacked some of the wood next to the boiler so that it touches it and also put a few on the top of it as well. After a week of burning the other dry stuff that I have, I moved the once high moisture content stuff to a new stack and brought in some of the remaining questionable wood, cycling it over to the dry pile week after week. The stuff that I've dried has more noticeable deep cracks in the grain and is also nice and warm if I decide to add it to the firebox.
Has anyone else done this and are there negative aspects to this process that I'm unaware of?

 

[trailhound68]

I keep my wood in the same room with the boiler, 5' or so away. Room stays quite warm. Wood tends to crack some as it dries, sure.
If your wood is green, mix it with dry and wood and fill it. Don't use splits if you can help it.

 

[ISeeDeadBTUs]

I stack mine close enough to the GW that I can barely fit between them, but a real woman's hips will not allow passage ;-)

Not so sure I would stack in direct contact . . .