Post #527181 by PutiTiki on Fri, Apr 30, 2010 9:54 AM

I live outside of Philadelphia, so I'm not near the water at all. I had intended to leave the bark on the log (white pine I believe) but it was sappy all over so I decided after 8 or so months of drying with the bark on to lop it all off. What I found was the bark along the top and bottom of the log came off easily and had blackish mold underneath it. The bark along the center of the log was fresh as the day I cut it and the inside of the bark was spongy and wet. So with all the bark off I stacked the logs on their side so the moisture would escape out each end (since I made fresh cuts on the ends as well). What is happening now is a blue/light green mold has started growing all over the logs. I separated them and they are standing tall in my garage.

This weekend I will either spray with bleach or the hot vinegar. I'll do so outside and let them dry in the sun. I was planning on scrubbing them with after I spray to get the mold off then reapplying another coat. I've been out of town for a week so I'll see if the mold has gotten much worse when I get home later today.