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Ya we would just keep a cherry going on it when we used it for fire works like a big incense no actual flame.we barely have to clean our chimney.we have been burning 80% ash trees the last 5 or 6 years mabey longer.almost no creosote from it.
Might have to share that with mom, she gets hers cleaned every couple years.
We sweep it out twice a year anyway.That powder works good. You just throw it in the fire.keeps the creosote from forming that shiny glaze you cant sweep out.that glass that forms is tough to clean out without it .havnt needed it since the ash boar came through and killed all our ash trees.did the boar make it north to you guys yet?
Good to hear that re: the powder, all my problem is right up by the cap and I'm hoping the powder minimalizes that thick gooey build up
I had to look up about the emerald ash borer but yes it is in Maine. I've burnt quite a bit of Ash but I hadn't been aware of, or looked to see if it was damaged. I'm not sure if I have Ash in this year's wood or not.
It killed all the ash here in indiana a real bummer. im grateful for the wood but i would rather have the trees.i have a little real nice black cherry I'm excited to burn this year. Do you have pine that you can cut your own fat lighter or have you been buying it.we dont have much pine here so I order it online.
Ya in the spring and fall a just light one fire at night or morning.Good to hear that re: the powder, all my problem is right up by the cap and I'm hoping the powder minimalizes that thick gooey build up
I'm also burning hot for an hour or two once a day now (500°- 600°stack temp) Before I'd sometimes keep the logs just smoldering for days rather than let it go out and light it again, particularly in the warmer fall and spring, and from what I understand that adds to the creosote buildup.
I've been testing my wood and the wettest I could find was just barely 16% and some of it is as dry as 10%, so it's all seasoned Hardwood
I'm waiting for the temperature to drop another degree before I light it up this morning. This might be the fire that burns till spring, its a lot easier than lighting it every night, but the 4th and 7th are supposed to be mid 50° so maybe not
Edit: just lit it, this might be the fire that burns till spring!
sometimes have to open the windows.i stir it once then let it burn out.then when its cool the next day i collect the char and filter out the ash. I can usualy get a whole bucket of char in the fall.i crush it all down and then charge it with microbes and liquid fertilizer in a tea. Spread it in the garden and in my soil mixes.the microbes use it like little storage units for water and nuitrients.
I have tons of pine on my property but I was under the impression that it was from a certain type pine tree and that it was down south?
I'm pretty sure any pine can be used for fat lighter its a certain part of the logs were the branches come in and make knots.
I think it's from the stump right? For some reason I thought it was just a certain tree and it was only found in the south.
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It's always sad when we have to abandon places with fond memories like that
Yes, Ontario sprays an has a program to deal with them. How successful it is I don’t know. We’ve been losing trees to the Asian longhorn beetle too.
You’re ahead of me. My four are staggered over a two week period due to plans changing. Trying to get them closer together in size. Might have to split into two tents earlier than planned.I still grow cannabis too!
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As soon as I can get the little one in the middle to catch up I'm flipping to 12/12, likely in another week or two.
I don't know why but my body clock has always hated the time change, particularly the fall-back change
I don't know when to eat, when to have my 2:00 a.m. coffee because it's not really 2:00 a.m., so how can I have my 2:00 a.m. coffee now?
It's always been an issue. I thought they were going to stop this nonsense a few years ago?
Had to call my insurance lady this morning, as soon as I said 'how are you?' she said she was fine if she could ever catch up on the time change and that set me off, and boy did we have a vent session about it! We decided that extra coffee is the key until we catch up on it
I said to my wife I now identify is on daylight savings and my pronoun is Per. so 8=9 and don't wake me at 8 cause I'm not getting up until 9I'll keep my whining about daylight savings time in my own thread
...it lasts about 5 days for me so couple more to go
You got me, I have no idea what that is or if it would work, sorry
Sadly I don't think this is my permanent fire, I'm letting it go out now and it's going to be mid 50s Saturday so....
This is the latest I've ever lit my permanent fire. so I didn't brint my glasses but I got through it They were right in the freaking box!
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supposedly my power will be back on in 2 hours
Thanks, be safe today! The wind flipped over a work table in the yard!
this is why I use the manical laughing icon all the time, because if I didn't I'd just freaking scream! 
I'd rather laugh at it all
These are almost 8 weeks from the seedling stage, I'm thinking I'll flip them Saturday cuz I don't want them too tall. I grew them from this same breeder for a few years in the '90s, White Rhino's wanna be short & bushy indoors.
Nice and healthy, I love the green. They look to be a good size to flip now, I was pleasantly surprised at how well my 25 day vegged plants ended up. 1 Alaska Thunderfuck still reached my lights. The others were perfect for height I could have used a bit more mass on a few in split pots but I think it was root struggles that stunted them with the roots of 2 plants interacting together. Better root isolation would have prevented that I think.
I'm taking your advice & flipping today, they'll come on tonight at 10:00 p.m. and go off tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. I run lights during the coldest part of the day
I like to run my lights when I'm awake and those hours of yours don't cut it for me. I tried it once but nope I let everything go to shit, no time to work on them or to sit and watch them grow...lol. I look at my girls 5-6-7-8 times per day, Its also warm enough for them at night for them it only gets down to 67f. I have to add heat with lights on. The lights themselves and my house heat only get to 73-74f I bump that up to 78 f with a heater or reptile lamp in my veg tent.
