From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 3/3/2021 8:03 PM, Bloke Down The Pub wrote:   
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   >>    Or "Let there be light !" Having determined that too much shade has been   
   >> part of my poor garden performance , I have embarked on a project to   
   >> change that . Today 3 small white oaks and one largish maple tree fell to   
   >> my chainsaw . The trees on our land are so close together that they grow   
   >> tall but not too big around , and often grow leaned to get light . That   
   >> was the case with the maple , and had it gone the wrong way I'd be   
   >> building a new shop . I think the ones I took out today are going to be   
   >> enough to get morning sun , but there are a couple more oaks on the west   
   >> side that I think will need to come out too - I started there before the   
   >> weather went crazy . I won't be able to get over there until it dries out   
   >> some , I've got bare clay from a septic drainage project done last summer   
   >> . And the trees won't be wasted , they're going on my firewood pile .   
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   > Would these oaks be the type you would use for smoking?   
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   > Mike   
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      They could be used for smoking , but would need to be turned into   
   charcoal first . Woods used as wood for smoking are usually hickory ,   
   mesquite , and fruitwoods such as cherry or apple . I use hardwood lump   
   charcoal , never briquets . The woods I add are small quantities for   
   flavor - too much of any wood can make the meat taste bitter and like   
   creosote . Easy does it is the general rule .   
     Our land is heavily wooded with mostly red and white oak , plenty of   
   hickory and smaller numbers of other hardwoods . These trees I just cut   
   were NOT prime candidates for fire wood , but they were blocking the sun   
   from our garden . As much as I hated to harvest them , it is for the   
   greater good . I expect to gain as much as 3-4 hours more direct sun on   
   the garden . That IMO is more important than the loss of .001% of our   
   trees ... tomorrow I start tilling , prepping the new strawberry bed and   
   an area for cold-weather stuff like lettuce .   
   --   
   Snag   
   In 1775, the British demanded we give them our guns.   
   We shot them   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)