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doocat
04-06-2013, 05:10 PM
Looks like the freezing nights are done. Maybe tonight but that is it. Good season all in all. Anyone else in the the NE corner of the state finished or still going.

Craig

cur dog
04-06-2013, 05:50 PM
I'm done today. Pulling the taps in the morning. My sap is still clear with good sugar content, but can't convince myself that it smells quite right while boiling today. It looks like last night was our last freeze of the year anyhow. It was a strange season for us again. It looks like we will end up with very close to .5 gal per tap.

happy thoughts
04-06-2013, 06:09 PM
Same here. One last boil tomorrow then it looks like I'm done. My taps are in the 6-7 week old range and most are still dripping good today. It's been a really long season with decent flows early and late but not much to speak of in the middle, but like you, all in all a good season.

Z/MAN
04-06-2013, 09:54 PM
If it goes below feezing tonight I will boil tomorrow and Mon but that depends if it freezes tonight. I thought this would have been a great week but as usual it stayed too cold here by a few degrees. A sugarmaker a mile away has been pulling in sap like crazy all week and I only had one good day. Last night it went down to 22 degrees and it didn't get above freezing today until Noon so I didn't boil again today. Tomorrow will be a definate boil maybe a long one if they flow all night. Sap is still clear and the same sugar as all season 1.50 to about 1.75. Not good but out of my control. I will do better then last year but this season was only saved by the extended couple of weeks we ended up with.

doocat
04-08-2013, 08:16 AM
Got about 1000 gals over night. Still running but slow. The end is near.