Kcrtdrl
ArboristSite Lurker
Hi all!
New here- I've been browsing the site for a few weeks but this is my first post
I'm a new homeowner of a one-acre property in SE Pennsylvania looking to start heating with firewood! I'm currently talking to a couple tree companies who say they can supply me with hardwood which I'd have to process and stack. My question is around storage of split wood.
My property is on top of a wooded hill, and there is some slope to the front of the lot. The flattest area is in the back, but it's also the most shaded. I was wondering if I'd be successful in sufficiently drying out stacked wood even if the area is generally shady, if I let it to season for a full year. I'm leery of stacking it in the part of my yard that gets the most sun (which still isn't as much as a fully clear yard because I'm surrounded by trees on all sides), because of the slope of the yard. I'm afraid it'd just be hard to stack and I don't want my piles to fall over constantly.
I'd plan on covering only the tops of my stacks to let air flow around the sides.
Thanks for any advise!
New here- I've been browsing the site for a few weeks but this is my first post
I'm a new homeowner of a one-acre property in SE Pennsylvania looking to start heating with firewood! I'm currently talking to a couple tree companies who say they can supply me with hardwood which I'd have to process and stack. My question is around storage of split wood.
My property is on top of a wooded hill, and there is some slope to the front of the lot. The flattest area is in the back, but it's also the most shaded. I was wondering if I'd be successful in sufficiently drying out stacked wood even if the area is generally shady, if I let it to season for a full year. I'm leery of stacking it in the part of my yard that gets the most sun (which still isn't as much as a fully clear yard because I'm surrounded by trees on all sides), because of the slope of the yard. I'm afraid it'd just be hard to stack and I don't want my piles to fall over constantly.
I'd plan on covering only the tops of my stacks to let air flow around the sides.
Thanks for any advise!