Southwestern Ontario

Well was running today but not as good as I was hoping. Expecting the same tomorrow. Think it’s time to try vac pumpkins get things jumping. I’ll be adding more taps this week that’s for sure. I’m ready to be swimming in it.

Tapped on the weekend, first collection was this afternoon - 620L from 137 buckets, not a bad start!

How have the rest of you SW Ont folks done this week,? I've had a few leak problem to contend with... But aside from that I'm still finding the trees a little stingy. Only about 2.5 Litres per tap since Monday...

Was a bit slower today, 2.85 L/ bucket average. After 2 days collecting I have just over 1000L from 137 taps

I am in the Barrie area and was surprised at how little sap ran over the past few days. Only about 6 litres per bucket over the 3 days and lower amounts on 3/16 lines. I always believe that a rainy day with low pressure will allow the sap to flow best. Let's hope tomorrow things turn around.

It’s been dismal for me so far. 835 total Litres collected on 90 buckets is not ideal.

Yes, it has not been great. We have about 1100 L so far using 84 buckets. That's since Feb 24. Looking good for next week, hope the forecast holds!!

So how much trouble will that insane warmth have caused? Any or will trees go immediately back to producing when these cool nights show back up?

Should not cause any issues as it was only warm for a short period. Problem with prolonged warm stretches is they promote bacterial growth and tree healing so the tap holes can start to seal off and reduce sap flow. One hot day should not have much impact.

Things started to drip a bit yesterday afternoon but nothing crazy. Natural gravity lines were real slow drip but the vac lines produced ok. I let the pump run till midnight and it was still flowing when I shut it off. Loving my new shurflo setup wish I did it a few years back lol.