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MustardSeedMum
03-12-2012, 12:40 PM
OK, getting nervous about the warm weather this week. So I'm on high alert for buds.

Now, everyone is saying to look for budding. Do you folks look with binoculars or what??
How do you see 50' up? Or are you checking smaller trees to get an indication on what's happening up top?

My sap is still running clear. Just have to figure out how to keep my sap from spoiling in this warm weather. I ran out of storage,
and have had to take some 5 gallon buckets off my taps to use as storage.

RileySugarbush
03-12-2012, 01:00 PM
Take a cup of your freshest sap and boil it on the kitchen stove. Smell the vapor. You will know if it's buddy.

Just thinking about that smell makes me a little sick.

mathprofdk
03-12-2012, 01:37 PM
Take a cup of your freshest sap and boil it on the kitchen stove. Smell the vapor. You will know if it's buddy.

Just thinking about that smell makes me a little sick.

+1 on all counts. (Including being a little sick just thinking about the smell.)