Wasn't our first boil.Quote:
Originally Posted by jjc122161
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Wasn't our first boil.Quote:
Originally Posted by jjc122161
Long day of setting up the new (to me) oil tank arch and pan but had a great time doing it and got a great start on boiling down over 150 gallons of sap.Attachment 22226
Not a bad run today, collected 80 gallons. Sugars were dripping nicely then it got real cold fast and they shut right off.
Everything is frozen up solid again...what a weird season, so far. Later this week looks decent, though.
Yup, FROZE! Couldn't boil last night. Maybe tonight if I can thaw out my tank. Had 200 gallons Sunday but only had time to boil 90. The rest is frozen.Quote:
Originally Posted by ADK_XJ
Took today off of work to boil down a big collection of concentrate I have stacked up in 5 gallon pails, it's just been too **** cold and windy to go out there before now.
Hoping for a big run into the weekend so I can do another boil.
Disappointing day, trees took forever to wake up. Dripping at 6:30 but overall a weak day. Big question is if we will get a freeze tonight. Weekend looks solid but after that there is a stretch where we may not get the nighttime freeze at night. Could be a very short disappointing season!
I'm simultaneously bummed and relieved to hear it was slow out your way, too. It was a pretty nice day and I sort of thought I'd see things half full or more out on my buckets but there were only drips and drabs for most trees.Quote:
Originally Posted by MRFNY
Hoping for some change in the weather for the better....
I was sitting at work thinking it was going to be a good day, but I got a report from my better half around 3:30 and a photo of one of the buckets on our best tree that barely had anything in it, and was immediately thinking WTF? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by ADK_XJ
I have been doing this since 2014. I have around 80 Taps. Previous years when it ran I would get 50+ gallons at a time. This year I am lucky if I have gotten 20-30 gallons. Temperatures have seemed ideal but it is not flowing. I am wondering why this is happening.