time before getting to kiln

[woeboy]

Hello all,
I have a customer that wants to buy some green longleaf pine lumber from me and kiln dry it. I just A.D. all my lumber so i have no idea how long after milling it i need to get it to his kiln.(  or if it even matters )
The timber is being cut down one week before we arrive onsite, and being down here in Florida I am worried about the heat and humitity.

Thank you for the responses,
Jason

[red oaks lumber]

if all you are doing is suppling him with green lumber the heat and humidity is his concern, but only being 1 week you might be ok.. so pitter patter you best get atter...

[WDH]

The green logs and lumber will blue stain very fast.  If the logs are down a week already, you don't have much time at all before needing to get the green lumber in the kiln.  I would suspect less than a week at most.

[woeboy]

thx for the info, i did tell the customer we would get it to him before any blue sets in. The trees have not been cut yet, he said he would call when they started, I was just trying to figure if I needed to make a couple trips or I could saw it all up then send it off all at once.

Is there anything I could do to delay the stain (onsite) after it's milled? If the trees are down a week before i start and a week to 10 days to mill, will stain be starting by then?

thanks again
jason

[red oaks lumber]

the biggest thing,get as much air flowing thru your stickerd lumber pile as possible.

[WDH]

Sticker the lumber immediately after sawing in an area that is covered.  If you do not have a shed, do not cover with a tarp unless the tarp is suspended several feet above the stack.  The stack needs to be free on all four sides of walls or obstructions that will inhibit air flow.  A box fan to keep the air moving will help.

[Doug_D]

warning:  Newbie question:
What exactly is blue stain?  Why does cutting pine apart and stickering it prevent blue stain?

[Doug_D]

Google is my friend :

http://forestandwildlifeecology.wisc.edu/extension/Publications/bluestain.pdf