prediction

[green_mt_maple]

was wondering if any body have and prediction on what kind of season vermont will have?

[PARKER MAPLE]

I really cant tell you right now. I was in the south facing lot yesterday and was really suprised to find the ground wasnt froze up in a good portion of the lot. Theres alot of water in the ground and snow is depleating very fast. I hope it starts to freeze up soon for the next 60days or so. otherwise my prediction, well you might not want to here it..:(

Maple Rookie

[Thad Blaisdell]

My prediction is spring is coming and we had all better get off the computer and get our lines done and the sugar house fixed up or it wont matter how much it runs.....

[PARKER MAPLE]

My prediction is spring is coming and we had all better get off the computer and get our lines done and the sugar house fixed up or it wont matter how much it runs.....

wow Thad, I have read your post in the past but i gess I never paid attention to your profile. 10000 taps. Holy$#!% thats alot. you must start taping soon i would amagin?? Good luck

Maple Rookie

[Thad Blaisdell]

Feb 7th is the magic day... (give or take)

Right now the final count looks to be 10,500 ish

[PARKER MAPLE]

Feb 7th is the magic day... (give or take)

Right now the final count looks to be 10,500 ish

Well good luck. Im checking out your pictures, very nice work. Id like to take a tour someday. awesome opperation..

Maple rookie

[parkerfamilymaple]

We are going to start in 10 days here in clinton county ny.

[Thad Blaisdell]

Well good luck. Im checking out your pictures, very nice work. Id like to take a tour someday. awesome opperation..

Maple rookie

I am available most anytime. Just give me a shout.

[802maple]

I have to agree with Thad, spring is coming, and I will go out on a limb and say someone in Vermont will make syrup. I will tell you alot more about it in May.

[peacemaker]

seems to be as close to a "normal "winter down in southern vt as we have had in a few years

[Dave Y]

I predict that that the 2011 maple season will be over by May 15Th!

[shane hickey]

wow thats really late, I'll have all my corn and soybeans in the ground by then.

[Brokermike]

I'm shooting for 2nd week in Feb. Got the test boil done yesterday, need to buy a releaser and I'll be ready to rock

[MapleChaser]

Iam shooting for the 2nd week in Feb.to. Was reading on proctor maple reaserch were Feb. has an average of being a good yeilding month. We have been almost a week just cutting tree's and picking up pipe line.

It is going to be a crunch time to be ready.

[cpmaple]

Shooting for the second week of feb in essex county, NY. test boil yesterday and all went well. Now to get those 500 taps ready.Cant wait for the season to begin.

[PFHII]

We usually start the last weekend in Feb getting ready. But not really sure about this year we sustained almost $30,000.00 worth of damage from the Dec 1 wind storm here. The ground is not froze either which is making getting the trees out very hard. Buit we will tap what we can get too. Either Way good luck to every one this year.

[steve J]

I can't do anything until we get done with Valentines day and last year I made the mistake of going ice fishing the weekend after Valentines day and figured I tap the last weekend well everyone was boiling sap but me on that weekend lol.

[wdchuck]

I predict an absolutely average season! That's what I always predict so I'm never far off...........................on average.

[PARKER MAPLE]

Apprx four weeks for me, I think. should put me right around valentines day or so. All of my stuff is getting done around my sugar lots. then I go down to my grandfarthers woods and do repairs for a couple of weeks and then get ready to tap both his and mine. 1900 for him right around 600 for me

[powerdub]

Here is my prediction: those that did not get the really late season frost will have an above average season with a little better than normal sugar content. Those that got hit with the late frost will lower sugar content and maybe an average yield. This all depends on the weather during the season of course. All bets are off if the weather is like last year. Hey, weathermen are always wrong so why can't I be?

[northwoods_forestry]

Finished thinning in the south sugarbush last week, though there is still 6,000 BF of pine, 1000 BF of hardwood, and 30 tons of pulp to move off the landing. Hoping to put this sugarbush on line next year.

Time now to get the sugarhouse in order, replace some drops, and put in a few new lateral lines. Should be able to top 600 taps this year!

Lots of snow and it's been good and cold. I think we'll do ok this spring. Sure hoping it's a better season than last year!