Hello All,
We attended our first SWOG gathering on Sunday, the squirrel meet (meat!) an excellent introduction despite the subzero temperatures! Everyone was so friendly and willing to share their knowledge with a couple of complete newbies, it was both inspiring and informative. So thanks! And hopefully you'll be equally tolerant of the stream of 'dumb' questions I'll be posting here as we try to find our way through the undergrowth!
If we have time, we would like to try and coppice a small area close to the house this year. This is mainly overstood hazel with a lot of dead fall of chestnut amongst it. It would be nice to regenerate this area and make a small craft area and bodging camp.
Cheers
Rich and Penny
1st dumb question!
What is the best way to cut and stack firewood for next year?
The dead wood I've been cutting into log sizes in situ and wheelbarrowing up to the porch and my 'semi' constructed log shed, this won't take much filling, so what about all the mountains of wood that won't find permanent shelter? I've noticed that in the adjoining wood, they have cut it into poles about 6 foot long and stacked in piles in the rides with a tarp over, maybe this isn't going for firewood, but it would seem to me that the smaller it's cut the better it dries? But I guess the downside is it takes up more room and time stacking. Just really wondering if we were to sell the excess of firewood is it better to log and split as you cut it or wait till it's seasoned for a year or so?
Cheers
Rich