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epwhitehair
02-17-2012, 04:19 PM
i'm 14 years old... to start this off.. so i need a little help!

i'm right on the norwich/thetford line... has anyone been tapping around here yet?

thanks!
ebben

VTFarmer
02-18-2012, 10:52 AM
I'm a ways north of there but if you're on vacuum it's never too early to start tapping. I'm on the Canadian border and finished tapping last friday. If you're on a gravity tubing system or hanging buckets I'd say wait till it looks like a good stretch of "sugar weather" coming...don't want your tap holes drying out on you before the season is over!

bairdswift
02-19-2012, 08:04 AM
I live in thetford but tap in west Fairlee and have not put out my buckets yet

hammer460
02-19-2012, 03:04 PM
Did two test buckets in Lyndon, and was surprised when western facing bush was running at 2:00 p.m. Temperature was 29 deg. Plan on putting half of buckets(70-80) out tommorow. Still too cold to put buckets out in Sutton.

chep
02-19-2012, 08:17 PM
Put out 50 buckets this afternoon. My southeast facing slopes on the road and field edges mainly, running steady at 4:00. Im in Bradford on the West Newbury line. Looks like a freeze tomorrow then game on. I think I will give those the week then hang my other buckets that live in the shadows.

epwhitehair
02-21-2012, 11:53 AM
alright, i tapped all 350*/- with the help of my uncle/family friend... ran today and we will hopefully boil thursday!

thanks for the help!
ebben