Best wellyboot forward. Pips frugal edible garden adventures.

beanielou

First front here too.
Not bad to. get to December though.

starnac

We had frost here last week and boy has the temp dropped since! Brr!

Karmacat

Yep, we had frost last week, all the way down here!

Pippi, do you burn driftwood in the fire in the living room? I was told it was too salty (too something? Not sure, sorry) to burn indoors ... but I'd certainly think that you know what's what.

Pippilongstocking

beanielou wrote: »

First front here too.
Not bad to. get to December though.

Ah I'm new to these parts and quite unuse to frosts!! I'm learning.

starnac wrote: »

We had frost here last week and boy has the temp dropped since! Brr!

Its cold!!!! But oddly sunny today.

Karmacat wrote: »

Yep, we had frost last week, all the way down here!

Pippi, do you burn driftwood in the fire in the living room? I was told it was too salty (too something? Not sure, sorry) to burn indoors ... but I'd certainly think that you know what's what.

Hey there KC - brr to you too.

I've done some reading you're right the salt in the wood burn off and release dioxins (the salt also make the pretty flames (blue/purple) similar issues with crop burning as the particulates are too small to be filtered by the lungs.

We've closed stoves. I'd also read something on how long you can leave the wood outside to desalinate (? word?) and then its safer so I collect wood and stack it up for a goodly while and then dry then chop. It should have lost most of its salinity. And, the closed fire makes its safer too. I've also read up about soaking the wood in water first then drying it out but there's debate to as to how much rain water will wash it out if left for 3-6 months prior to drying.

I'm not 100% up on the science sweetie so I thank you for mentioning it. I'll try and read more. But I know its worse in an open fire and the dioxins are the main reason most crop burning has been stopped. So I'm of mixed minds if I'm honest. All I know (from my granpa) is that it needed stacked and the rain to do its work for most of a season.

I know it would be so much easier to buy logs eh?

Pallets are the subject of hearty debate too in an open fire or otherwise........

I might just buy a blanket. :rotfl:

Karmacat

Pippi, thank you! I was really fuzzy on it :rotfl::o but yes, I agree, leaving it to season outside as if it was freshly chopped, it should be fine, especially on a closed stove like you have.

Its all good And thats a *great* website you found on burning wood

Pippilongstocking

Hey KC I'm so fuzzy on most of it most of the sea wood stuff I learnt from my grandfather, but the science behind it, well we're learning so much arent' we.

I'm hoping its fine but I can't really know so I'm prudent.

Not Prudence, although its a nice name..

And not prunes, yuk.




Omlette time

Pippilongstocking

Beach walk one
Text chat with a pal one
Few bargains
Home now fires on phew.

Still chilly out there chaps.

Cheery_Daff

Sounds lovely and cosy :j :j I'm just settling in with a hot water bottle, Kojak on the tv and me knitting

rtandon27

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

...I know it would be so much easier to buy logs eh?...

...but not nearly as much fun or as educational!;):p

starnac

rtandon27 wrote: »

...but not nearly as much fun or as educational!;):p

By sharing the websites we are all learning things too