Well get on out here, feel free to bring wifey too:-)
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Well get on out here, feel free to bring wifey too:-)
Well.. this is the weekend for me. Stringing lines on Saturday and tapping on Sunday.
Might tap tomorrow but think I have to dig out my snowshoes so I can get to the trees lol. Paulslund, the groomers were out today btw ;-)
I think they were out over hear today as well.. went out with the kids after school and the trails were really good.. the base is thin though, so even with tomorrow's snow if the weather warms up beyond the forecast it might be short lived.. Fingers crossed we're sledding in March break!Quote:
Originally Posted by Galena
I'm almost second guessing getting the taps in based on the long term forecast.. but if i wait I worry i'll get caught with my pants down...
Got my 100+ taps in yesterday. Started at 11am, by 6pm some half buckets... All holes were instantly wet. Will collect and boil tonight!
Oh you big tease...lol! About to strap on the snowshoes and blaze trail out to my sweet lil bush ;-) Then get some tapping done....cold shower time!Quote:
Originally Posted by paulslund
LOL.. I put up my six buckets and strung the tubing yesterday, I may have about 1-2 L per tap (although one buckets was empty) so not a huge flow.. pretty windy today so not sure if they will flow much. I'll be tapping my lines by the weekend.. I don't anticipate I'll have much to boil from the buckets...Quote:
Originally Posted by Galena
@ennismaple: Martin I think you tapped a few weeks ago.. anything major coming out of the Perth area?
OMG think I just had a mini heart attack - bring stuff downstairs from storage, dropped both the Murphy Cup and its specialized $$$$$ hydrotherm, which at least I had been smart enough to keep in its storage tube....thankfully both survived intact. Whew. Just to make sure I tested it with one of my batches whose density is known. Just to make double sure I am using my backup hydrotherm to verify it. Dang but I love the Smoky Lake gear!!
Exactly as I learned last fall, I'm 2.5 over Brix, as opposed to being 2 under as I was told by a certain syrup-producer who sponsors a certain fall fair in my area...right, Paul? ;-)
Back in action here in South Frontenac.
Good run yesterday and excellent run today. The nitre we had from the “valentines “ run is gone which is nice. Have now bottled 14% of expected yield. Last year we didn’t have good run until March break so there lots of time left.
WOW. all but 5 of my buckets were overflowing.. Super run yesterday and today. Was not expecting that. I will need a few days to boil all that....