Giant compost pile

[Fiziksgeek]

Pine burns in a fireplace/woodstove just fine. Whoever told you otherwise is wrong. If you want the pile gone quick, create a nice burn pile if laws permit, otherwise put up an ad on cragslist for free wood, it'll be gone in no time.

 

[hr3]

Lots of sunlight and keep doing what your doing...

 

[Gary Fowler]

Pine burns in a fireplace/woodstove just fine. Whoever told you otherwise is wrong. If you want the pile gone quick, create a nice burn pile if laws permit, otherwise put up an ad on cragslist for free wood, it'll be gone in no time.

Pine creates a lot of pitch which sticks to your chimney and if not cleaned regularly will cause a chimney fire which burns really hot and could damage your chimney or set fire to your house.

I suppose it would not be too much of a problem with a woodstove that uses metal sections for the smokestack .

 

[edkemper]

Green pine, yes. Seasoned pine, disagree.

 

[muddstopper]

It really depends on how fast you want the material to make compost. I get truck loads of wood chips from right of way crews every year. Chips piled high and turned every few weeks will make compost in 6 months. You can do it faster if you keep adding green materials to the pile as you turn. Logs and big chunks can take years to break down. If you want compost fast, hire a chipper and thro a few handfulls of fertilizer in the piles anf turn the piles every 6 wks. Just for info, 100lbs of organic material will yield 10lbs of compost. 10 lbs of compost will yield 1 lb of humis. While you might now have a pretty big pile of organic material, when it finishes breaking down, you will be able to haul it all off in a tote'sack.

 

[Egon]

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Pine creates a lot of pitch which sticks to your chimney and if not cleaned regularly will cause a chimney fire which burns really hot and could damage your chimney or set fire to your house.

I suppose it would not be too much of a problem with a woodstove that uses metal sections for the smokestack .

That pitch burns just fine. The rest of the pine burns just fine also.

Chimney fires may be caused by incomplete cumbustion products that settle out on the chimney. They are usually called creosote.

There are a few factors which contribute to incomplete cumbustion but they will apply to all wood species.