Category: Garden

In an urban setting, getting wood can be a challenge at best. You can’t just head to the woods and start cutting a supply. Take a minute and look around your yard or local area. You might find a decent supply just waiting to be cut and stacked for your next fire or cookout.

After our last natural event, we lost a tree or two to heavy winds and saturated wet soil. The stumps are still waiting in the bushes around what used to be a viable shade tree. This makes great firewood and will stretch out your wood supply and will get you by in a pinch.

When trimming trees around your property, cut into manageable sized pieces for use later in your pit or bbq. A side note to wood selection, at our old home we had very large silver oaks. When we cut these down and spent a day cutting and moving them, we broke out in a poison ivy like rash. This is something I would not want to burn, so keep an eye on what species, your burning to avoid a serious smoke related rash.

When it’s time to remove a tree from your property. Keep in mind that this could really supplement you wood pile. This tree gave us years of enjoyment but just hasn’t been able to return to a full shade tree. The timber from this small tree will provide hours of heat or if needed a cooking source for your fire pit or bbq.

Another great source of firewood, can be found street side. After the same natural event, plenty of homeowners had a surplus of discarded wood placed at the street side, all cut to manageable sizes just ready for the picking.

Other bushes and trees can also supply a generous amount of tinder and kindling as well. It’s all around you, just open your eyes and identify the available wood supply right in your own backyard.