new to the log game!

[Arran Turner]

its my first year of trading i have some logs, some have been stored in a container down the yard as ive have been moved around the yard a bit. They have been split but now are a little mouldy, should i bin them or bag them and put them outside?

 

Secondly im going to do my pile outside next week, split and put in a tonne bag then put on a crate and put a tarp over the top, how long should i store them for, is it a year to season? And is this process okey

 

thank you

 

arran

[Stephen Blair]

you certainly determined to grow mould!

 

air and lots of it! dont put in a builders bag,

get them off the ground on pallets, build them high and put a roof over them. tarpaulin is fine but if its a heap them air wont get in, and bingo. more mould:001_rolleyes:

[RobArb]

Air flow, and lots of it is the key:thumbup:

 

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[swinny]

what so don't throw logs into a pile stack them sort of and not have them in a heap

 

Do a little fire wood but not much... cheers

[Stephen Blair]

heap is 1 out of 10, maybe a 2 just, but if you put a tarp over them, it really has to go to the ground, so air isnt getting in.

Air dries them, so you do the most you can to prevent rain, sweat and moisture getting t them and increase the air flow as much as possible

[Arran Turner]

okey thank you ill stack neaty and tarp

ill only bag when being sold

 

thank you

 

arran

[Stephen Blair]

You can buy vented bags with lids, very labour saving. Still put them on a pallet though.

bagsuppliers.co.uk

[farmer_ben]

okey thank you ill stack neaty and tarp

ill only bag when being sold

 

thank you

 

arran

 

arran, when i can get them i use them wooden crates that builders and landscapers get materials delivered in. perfect for storing logs in. or construct a bay out of pallets and chuck logs in there. just keep logs off the ground and the top covered and you'll be fine. where in essex are you mate?

[Michael C]

 

Secondly im going to do my pile outside next week, split and put in a tonne bag then put on a crate and put a tarp over the top, how long should i store them for, is it a year to season? And is this process okey

 

 

Nothing wrong with this, but as said use the vented log bags instead. The main thing is to keep handling the logs to a minimum.

[Arran Turner]

arran, when i can get them i use them wooden crates that builders and landscapers get materials delivered in. perfect for storing logs in. or construct a bay out of pallets and chuck logs in there. just keep logs off the ground and the top covered and you'll be fine. where in essex are you mate?

 

there are a few crates about which i can use. Crates and pallets are good as i can move wood with the forklift.

 

Im in thurrock 15 mins away from lakeside shopping centre

 

thanks

 

arran