Most all of the Oregon Oak I have scrounged this year has thick carpets of moss on them. I took the extra time to scrape off the moss. I have another friend that scrounged from the same oak trees I was on, and he doesn't bother taking off the moss. He says it's a waste of time.
I have to admit, stopping and scraping each piece of wood that has moss on it, while cutting and splitting does take considerably more time. My thinking for scraping off the moss, is that I get less mess in the house and woodshed. Moss holds wood chips and dirt. Also, the moss would seem to hold moisture, and slow the seasoning time down a bit, and also holds more mold and mildew. Obviously, I can't scrape all of the moss off, but I get 80-90% of it off anyway.
What do you do?
Oregon Bigfoot
I have to admit, stopping and scraping each piece of wood that has moss on it, while cutting and splitting does take considerably more time. My thinking for scraping off the moss, is that I get less mess in the house and woodshed. Moss holds wood chips and dirt. Also, the moss would seem to hold moisture, and slow the seasoning time down a bit, and also holds more mold and mildew. Obviously, I can't scrape all of the moss off, but I get 80-90% of it off anyway.
What do you do?
Oregon Bigfoot