Anyone in Southern NH or MA planning to tap in early February? Weekend forecast is saying high 30's during the day and teens at night. Anyone think that weather would be good to tap? Next weekend looks even better too. Getting very anxious!
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Anyone in Southern NH or MA planning to tap in early February? Weekend forecast is saying high 30's during the day and teens at night. Anyone think that weather would be good to tap? Next weekend looks even better too. Getting very anxious!
Don't tell me that. I'm not ready yet. At least two more weeks would be nice.
Yes there will be 2 days of slightly above 32 temps. But then its going to get cold again. It happens every year. Put down the drill and back away slowly.
I'm probably going to tap Lee the 19th and Northwood on presidents day. No sense in just having everything freeze up.
honestly, I'm probably going to start tapping friday...but, I'm the exception to the rules...all my trees are surrounding my hay fields..if you're looking at woods trees I'd hold off. I'm also right on the coast and we run about 8-10 degrees warmer than you do in manchvegas...
Might run a little bit if it gets to be high 30s, but it takes trees that freeze down into the teens at night quite a while to thaw out and start to run. Your not likely to see much sap until it warms up above 40 daytime or is only mid-upper 20s at night with mid-upper 30s in the day (or a good warm sun to get them kick-started).Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Ledoux
the one side of morningstar's fields does warm up earlier than everywhere else. but hold off a you won't get much. need that 40* mark like the doc says.
And its going to get cold again anyway. YOu have time yet don't worry. I am almost ready anyway maybe 1-2 solid days of work yet and I will be that is if the d@mn snow would hold off so I can get the stuff done!!!
More on sat then again next tues!!!
ok change in plans...5-8 more inches saturday...saw a sign on the baptist church asking whoever is praying for snow to please stop...temps look good for a little run but I sure don't want my buckets burried...unfortunately this season I'm going to be totally on buckets...the **** moose shredded all my tubing runs...waiting for fish and game to decide if I can have a couple damage tags to eliminate the pests...
Doctor Perkins,Quote:
Originally Posted by DrTimPerkins
Is there any truth to the idea that the base of the trees have to have the snow melted back away from them a foot or so for good sap flow? I was thinking that with the amount of snow around the base of most trees right now, we would be looking at three weeks or more before the base of trees are free of snow.
I can say no!!! 2 years ago we had a pretty good snow pack at tapping time and I got good runs once the temp broke into the 40's, eben with snow right against the base of the tree.
Oh and if you get one of those little "pests" I'll take a few steaks!!!:) just kidding
lol if they let me remove one of those pests..you're gonna get more than a few steaks..the bigger one must go close to 900 lbs...the smaller 700...one heck of a pest..give me tree rats anytime:rolleyes: