tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post8371161926717704835..comments2024-03-15T01:29:50.279-07:00Comments on Town Mouse and Country Mouse: Fire - Burning the BrushpilesTown Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-1990925014199782072010-01-29T18:02:57.363-08:002010-01-29T18:02:57.363-08:00Fascinating and an enjoyable read! Looking forward...Fascinating and an enjoyable read! Looking forward to more about CAL native plants. gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-42226145641268133592010-01-29T16:53:12.672-08:002010-01-29T16:53:12.672-08:00My thumb nail is still purple from my shredder. As...My thumb nail is still purple from my shredder. As you may remember I smashed it while clearing a jammed twig. Mine is electric and really not up to your wood pile. I hope someone recommends something because I can't keep up with twigs and branches on my 1/3 acre lot.Barbara Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811672524227472795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-78140802125384869252010-01-27T15:51:16.079-08:002010-01-27T15:51:16.079-08:00Hey, any recommendations on chippers would be most...Hey, any recommendations on chippers would be most welcome!Country Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294472166693008328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-77810706323414613052010-01-27T13:53:57.115-08:002010-01-27T13:53:57.115-08:00We have a chipper. Takes all the bulky twiggy smal...We have a chipper. Takes all the bulky twiggy small branches. Then what is left is firewood.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-76444165911592975362010-01-27T13:18:46.105-08:002010-01-27T13:18:46.105-08:00OOOh a chipper-shredder - I want one. But what I u...OOOh a chipper-shredder - I want one. But what I understand is that the ones that really work well cost a huge amount, and the affordable ones get jammed all the time. We were debating whether to hire the tree guys to chipper up all the stuff we've accumulated. We still might - there is more. I go back and forth on the habitat value vs fire risk too.Country Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294472166693008328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-17095588357407686732010-01-27T12:41:38.154-08:002010-01-27T12:41:38.154-08:00When we cleared our orchard area, the brush piles ...When we cleared our orchard area, the brush piles were enormous too! Took us five days to get through one pile! We finally invested in a chipper-shredder to keep the brush in check, and minimize the summer season fire hazard. We still have some stumps to burn out in the veggie garden. Hopefully this weekend, if the sun continues to shine!<br /><br />Trees and branches that come down in our shaded wooded areas through are left as habitat whenever possible, but fire-safety has to come first sometimes.<br /><br />I love your alligator lizard. We have quite a few up here, though they are more elusive than our fence lizards. I'm sure he has some friends lurking around your property too, watch out for them when the weather starts to warm up.Curbstone Valley Farmhttp://curbstonevalley.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-88032970817762644002010-01-27T10:31:11.095-08:002010-01-27T10:31:11.095-08:00Yes, things don't decompose in the dry, unfort...Yes, things don't decompose in the dry, unfortunately, and dead wood can't be left around in summer as a fire hazard. I would like to have on of those Mexican clay fireplaces, chiminea, and have seating around it, to burn smaller amounts. Also if I could invent a "log roller" that would compress stuff from brush piles into something you could burn in a fireplace - like a duraflame log - well! I'd be rich!!Country Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294472166693008328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-63088729401006264332010-01-27T10:12:25.906-08:002010-01-27T10:12:25.906-08:00Here, we never burn the brushpiles. This kind of ...Here, we never burn the brushpiles. This kind of small wood is left to slowly decompose, somewhere in the birch groove in the farthest part of the garden. But of course, our climate is rather humid, and the wood decompose faster than in a dry region.<br /><br />(But: our son has his own private 'fireplace', an oven he build himself, in the garden, and after a period of rain, when the surrounding is really soaked wet, he is allowed to have a fire...under supervison of course)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-91491761542825140112010-01-27T09:44:42.241-08:002010-01-27T09:44:42.241-08:00Interesting post, I will be waiting to hear about ...Interesting post, I will be waiting to hear about what we think of as natives. You made me think of when I lived in Yuba City as a child. We were actually allowed to burn our leaves in the gutter. What an event that was, all of us kids would gather around & roast marshmallows!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-53799484683772350932010-01-27T09:19:34.271-08:002010-01-27T09:19:34.271-08:00Wow, it's a zoo! That lizard has attitude. Y...Wow, it's a zoo! That lizard has attitude. You have me laughing about Mr. Rat not being allowed to be the firemaster.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-54618223488452693882010-01-27T09:16:16.283-08:002010-01-27T09:16:16.283-08:00Fabulous Post!! I have piles to burn too and will ...Fabulous Post!! I have piles to burn too and will get to it soon if the snow stays away! I love to burn in the snow too! I will look out for little critters!! Great photos of yours! ;>))Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.com