The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a nice mound of mulch in my driveway. Great service - just as promised.
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For typical part time use, a half cord to a full cord will carry most Ames homes through the coldest months, while daily burners should plan closer to one and a half to two cords.
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The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a nice mound of mulch in my driveway. Great service - just as promised.
For typical part time use, a half cord to a full cord will carry most Ames homes through the coldest months, while daily burners should plan closer to one and a half to two cords.
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Make sure you adjust the quantity to your home's needs. You can use our calculator to estimate how much you'll need.
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The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a ni...
The website to order is super easy to use. Pick a mulch, date/time/driveway location of the delivery and that’s it. A few days later there was a nice mound of mulch in my driveway. Great service - just as promised.
This was the easiest process to purchase mulch! It arrived on time and the driver did an amazing job putting it exactly where I wanted it. I will b...
This was the easiest process to purchase mulch! It arrived on time and the driver did an amazing job putting it exactly where I wanted it. I will be a return customer for sure.
Really appreciate the care and follow thru that this company had with our order. A hiccup came up but they were quick to respond and address all co...
Really appreciate the care and follow thru that this company had with our order. A hiccup came up but they were quick to respond and address all concerns, which made our garden day a success! Thank you for your prompt care.
While you are prepping the yard for winter, pair your firewood order with mulch or stone from our Ames region page to protect garden beds through the same freeze and thaw cycles that run from October to May.
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Stack your wood off the ground on a pallet or rack with the bark side up to shed moisture, since Ames's humid summers and heavy clay loam soil hold groundwater near the surface longer than sandier regions. Leave gaps between rows for airflow and cover only the top with a tarp, keeping the sides open so trapped moisture can escape instead of turning your stack damp and moldy by midwinter.
Oak burns slow and steady, making it ideal for overnight coals, while hard maple lights faster and works well for building a quick hot fire before adding oak to hold heat. Test moisture by knocking two pieces together, dry seasoned wood gives a sharp crack, while a dull thud usually means it still needs time before it burns cleanly.
Order your firewood in late summer or early fall, well before the October 6 average first frost, since demand climbs fast once temperatures drop and suppliers near Ames can sell through their seasoned stock quickly. Ordering early also gives freshly delivered wood extra weeks to finish drying in your own stack before you need it burning hot on the coldest nights.
Ames sits in Zone 5b with a heating season that typically runs from the first frost around October 6 through the last frost near May 1, which means many households are running a wood stove or fireplace for six months or more. Central Iowa's clay loam ground and humid summers slow natural drying, so wood cut just months ago is usually still green at the core even if the bark looks dry. Our seasoned hardwood is dried well ahead of time so the moisture content is low enough to burn hot and clean instead of smoldering and creosoting your chimney. Local species like oak, hickory, and hard maple are common around Ames and each brings different burn characteristics, from long slow oak coals to quick hot maple flames. Buying wood that has already gone through a proper seasoning cycle matters more here than in drier climates because our humidity works against you every extra week the wood sits unseasoned.
Expect dense regional hardwoods like oak, hickory, maple, and ash. These species burn longer and hotter than softwoods, which is what you want when a cold snap settles in and the stove runs all day.
Firewood needs 6 to 12 months of drying before it burns well. Properly seasoned wood lights faster, throws more heat, and keeps creosote out of your chimney, which matters most in the coldest weeks of the year.
Firewood that travels long distances spreads invasive pests like the emerald ash borer. Our wood is cut and seasoned close to where it is delivered, which protects local trees and means fresher wood for you.
