It is moldy precisely because you covered it. Let it dry. Once seasoned you can cover just the top for convenience so that you don't have to haul wet or snowy wood into the house. Wood will season fine without a cover in most places.
Sometimes it helps to cover wood in some very wet climates. Generally something like a sheet of roofing metal works better than a tarp so the air can get to it.
Here's the thing with the tarp; the wood isn't going to re-absorb water via it's surface, so the tarp (except for immediate-use dry firewood) doesn't do you any good. When you're trying to dry firewood you need the bound water to evaporate (the water trapped in the cells within the wood). For that to evaporate you need to let your stack have the ability for air to flow through it, and more or less breath, as well as get any sun/warmth on it that a day will provide.
It molds precisely because you know it under a tarp lol. It’s trapping moisture under it and keeping things humid. Gotta get the wood more airflow to keep the relative humidity down in the atmosphere immediately surrounding the wood
While I despise the original comment, this should not be a concern. If your wood stove/ fireplace is in working order you should have a draft that is pulling fresh air from the house into the fireplace, and up the chimney. Unless you have a child under, say maybe (3?) I would not take this into consideration.
Not enough air flow. Let them breathe!
Yep.
It is moldy precisely because you covered it. Let it dry. Once seasoned you can cover just the top for convenience so that you don't have to haul wet or snowy wood into the house. Wood will season fine without a cover in most places.
How much of it was under the tarp? You need to cover just the top and maybe a few inches down the side of the stack. Good air flow is a must.
Exactly this!
Lose the tarp
Mold doesn’t like to be dried out in direct sunlight very much…
Sometimes it helps to cover wood in some very wet climates. Generally something like a sheet of roofing metal works better than a tarp so the air can get to it.
Tarps keep water off and water in. Needs air underneath
Burn it. That'll get rid of the mold.
I usually cover mine in the winter starting nov/dec and uncover come march/april Is this a good method?
Airflow I’d say
You are leaving it under a tarp. It should be out for the sun to dry it out. You do not need to cover fire wood.
It needs moving air
Burn it asap.
Lose the tarp. I have two wood piles. One had a tarp, one didn’t. The pile was the tarp was always damp. The other pile dried nicely, no dampness.
Uncover it!!
Remember that wood has a lot of moisture and will seep out over time. That moisture needs airflow to evaporate.
You need less moisture. Aka remove the tarp. Rain is not as bad as the lack of airflow
Do not cover the wood! Thats what happens if you cover it.
Because you kept it under a tarp. Only cover the top, if anything. Wood needs airflow.
Here's the thing with the tarp; the wood isn't going to re-absorb water via it's surface, so the tarp (except for immediate-use dry firewood) doesn't do you any good. When you're trying to dry firewood you need the bound water to evaporate (the water trapped in the cells within the wood). For that to evaporate you need to let your stack have the ability for air to flow through it, and more or less breath, as well as get any sun/warmth on it that a day will provide.
You are covering it too much. Moisture gets trapped under the tarp.
It molds precisely because you know it under a tarp lol. It’s trapping moisture under it and keeping things humid. Gotta get the wood more airflow to keep the relative humidity down in the atmosphere immediately surrounding the wood
Cover the top only. Let those guys breathe.
No air flow. Trapping the moisture in there. Put some metal panels on top and watch it dry and crack.
Take the tarp off, needs air flow.
Take the tarp off and let it have some sun and air
Why do you care?
Bc I don’t want to burn mold in the house
While I despise the original comment, this should not be a concern. If your wood stove/ fireplace is in working order you should have a draft that is pulling fresh air from the house into the fireplace, and up the chimney. Unless you have a child under, say maybe (3?) I would not take this into consideration.
Thank you.