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  1. vanhalenps4

    Algae as fertilier

    I don't think there will be any diseases that will affect your trees, as microbes that thrive in the water usually die when there is sufficient air and they will have to compete with the fungus and bacteria in the soil too.. However there may be some microbes that can make you sick from the...
  2. vanhalenps4

    Post pictures of your woodpile/splitting area

    Well that's a tough act to follow but here's my backyard..
  3. vanhalenps4

    edible plants for ground cover and deer feed?

    Hi everyone thank you for looking.. I am doing some heavy brush removal as well as thinning a wood stand that hasn't been managed for about 40 years, so there will be some clearings. We also have a 2 acre field that is full of weeds, some native, some invasive.. I would like to keep the areas...
  4. vanhalenps4

    Firewood elves deliver!

    Put me down on the jealous list.
  5. vanhalenps4

    Storing log length firewood

    Score the bark with the chainsaw down the length of the log so the moisture in the layer under the bark has somewhere to go... or you can peel off a 1-2 inch strip but chainsaw will be easier.. And only do this with logs that are healthy.. if there are ants/beetle larvae/worms or fungus rot...
  6. vanhalenps4

    How do you deal with all the Splitter Scraps

    you can compost them with grass clippings and make some good soil for the garden/forest
  7. vanhalenps4

    Not really firewood, but rather wood related

    There are vendors online that specialize in this area... you should be able to find seeds very cheap that are ready to plant now.. I was looking at Japanese maple seeds last year and there were listings for $.01 to $.05 a seed.. that is for an exotic tree.. others should be cheaper.. there are...
  8. vanhalenps4

    Yeah, this looks pretty safe

    That man probably needs a skid steer just to carry his huge balls around... Just the picture scares the heck out of me
  9. vanhalenps4

    Craigslist laughs

    Tree Removal for FREE Lumber I might use all the lumber in this lot to build a small cabin after removing the stumps and brush, of course. http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/wan/4533709814.html
  10. vanhalenps4

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Chipping is pretty effective in killing the Emerald ash borer. Cutting into logs just doesn't do it. With the huge volume of trees that have been killed or will be killed, it's a huge amount of firewood that could wind up anywhere without some kind of control on it.. This is one of the most...
  11. vanhalenps4

    Question about cutting trees for firewood.

    The original poster is probably a professional by now but for anyone in a similar situation who's reading this looking for advice. I'm not sure where the OP is from, but the easiest source of good firewood around here in PA is locust trees that are sitting on the forest floor, sometimes for...
  12. vanhalenps4

    Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

    Here's what I was able to get at the small dump site about 8 minutes from my house... It's 90% locust and a similar mystery wood, 5% cherry and 5% oak... More oak on the way.. There are also a few cords of pine rounds waiting for me but I don't know if they're worth the effort right now as I...
  13. vanhalenps4

    Remember This Pile Of Lumber I Milled Out??

    Nice! I'm trying to come up with something movable like that because my best unloading spot happens to be where I want to build a garage... Luckily my neighbor has a forklift so I might get away with stacking on pallets and wrapping them up with plastic or straps.. That's a pretty sweet setup...
  14. vanhalenps4

    7 tenths of a cord the hard way.

    jimblojango got the wood and so did his misses..
  15. vanhalenps4

    Some people can't read -or- they're just twits

    you can always do this with anything that's not good enough to split, stack and burn http://www.richsoil.com/hugelkultur/
  16. vanhalenps4

    Leaves??

    That garden is beautiful by the way, del
  17. vanhalenps4

    Leaves??

    I agree that leaves should be composted and used to grow more trees not burnt. They make these logs in parts of Africa with poor soil where things have been overcut and there's nothing left to be burnt. Over there they use wood for everything:cooking, boiling water, heating. You can use dried...
  18. vanhalenps4

    ******firewood storage*********

    I do a lot of splitting on one and have handled them before. There's actually a stack of them back in my woods that someone dumped there probably 40 years ago. Obviously they are super heavy. If you have equipment or a couple strong friends they would be a good base for pallets, but I would...
  19. vanhalenps4

    'Propane Shortage' finally getting picked up by the networks..!

    Some of these days have been -20 degrees wind chill in the morning and the kids standing at the bus stops shouldn't have to deal with that. What they need to do is get rid of summer vacation and have more off days or start later in the day during the winter. Break up the summer vacation...
  20. vanhalenps4

    Keeping warm "out there"

    When it's really cold out there(4 degrees here today in pa) I wear a dust mask that has a one way valve on it for cutting and splitting. Your breath warms it up and retains some of the humidity. I find it doesn't matter how many layers you wear if you're breathing in air that's 0 degrees...
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