hung two buckets today that are on our two earliest running trees- check tonight at 5:30 pm and about a cup of sap in each...glad to know were not missing anything yet...
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hung two buckets today that are on our two earliest running trees- check tonight at 5:30 pm and about a cup of sap in each...glad to know were not missing anything yet...
got them all tapped today the count is 972 tapps and maybe another 25 buckets but will see how tomorrow run will go befor i tap more
Boyd,
Yikes 972, we are about half as many and that's plenty for a part time job.
I think I may gather tomorrow afternoon just to get thing cleaned up. there may be several gallons out there?
I did get the last of the taps in tonight just at dark, and the count is around 530-550? so that may help provide a little more syrup if the season is good.
Chris
Chris,
Put that roll of tubing to work. I know you can hit 600!
Still not the right weather here to tap, SO..... I decided to add more taps. I picked up another 300' of mainline and some 5/16. Busy with a honey do tomorrow but will put that up Thursday (or get it started). Just extending my line up into my new bush farther and to maintain 2% rise I am getting higher on the side of the hill. Will now have about 50% missed until I add vacuum on the new part. Will need sap ladders to get those. The 10 day forcast looks like next week about Thursday to tap unless they revise again. If this keeps up I really might actually hit my 800 tap goal for this season yet.
Dave K, Sounds like you are going to be right at the planned tap count hope the sap flows don't swamp you. Or like you say the boil time will be a little longer.:)
Regards,
Chris
Well this was the 1st chance that I had to do an update!
The sap has been running down here, it is all I can do to keep up with the sap and boil what I get that day, well today was the day I couldn't do it.
I somehow picked up the flu and that is what did it! I have about 30 gals yet to boil so that will be about 3 hrs worth.
The temps for the next 7 days look just as good as the past 7.
It sounds like more and more of you'all are getting ready to go or just started.
Theron it sure sounds like you are representing PA nicely! You go get that BIGSAP! I know I sure am trying down here.
Might be a little early, but i'm tapping this weekend.
I have been out of town and under the weather the last few days. I am ready to tap and will begin to do so tonite after work. I hope to be tapped out by the 1st of march.
Dave Y- Good to have you back. Hope you get to feeling better soon. Take plenty of time to recoop. Say like till this evening then theres one thing you need to do. GO!!!!!GO!!!!!GO!!!!!! TAP!!!!TAP!!!!!TAP!!!!!GET THOSE BUCKETS IN THE AIR!!! BIGSAP!! BIGSAP!!!! Theron