This past weekend its gotten colder. Sunday i fired up the stove. I put some oak in it and pretty much had to let it go out right away as the stove was putting out to much heat. Monday I needed to run the stove again but this time I checked the poplar pile. This wood was cut up this january and put in the shed. I split a piece and put my MM in it only to fined it to already be 19%. I put it in the stove and ran it up to temp. I loaded it half way with poplar. Stove ran great. The cat was anywhere from 900 to 1100 degrees the stove was 350 to 400 degrees. I dampened it down and had some coles in the AM to refire the stove. I had poplar befor but not in any real quanity and not for shoulder season. My home never went over 70 and stayed comfortable. For me i wouldn't burn it in the dead of winter, but for when its cool out its the go to wood. I'm liking poplar alot
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