I have a 2 gallon garden sprayer with a chlorine solution (made from pool shock)mixed at 200 ppm all the time. If I get a couple warm days I empty the tanks spray them on all sides with the solution...
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I have a 2 gallon garden sprayer with a chlorine solution (made from pool shock)mixed at 200 ppm all the time. If I get a couple warm days I empty the tanks spray them on all sides with the solution...
another good suggestion
Now that is something I never thought of. They can still chew drops but that saves a lot of tubing.
I use pool shock to clean with and I put hot sauce on the trees, if it's been suggested I have probably tried it. I always had a few chews but the last two years has been the worse. One of my...
D Roseum, They were chewing it everyday. IN late December I went through and had everything fixed and new drops installed and the day I tapped I had to replace 40 % of my drops. I was averaging 6-8...
I went to 3/16 tubing about ten years ago and it's served me well, until this year. This year, I could not keep up with the squirrel damage and I finally gave up and sacrificed some vacuum. No doubt...
This was a good year to learn. No sap tsunamis to overwhelm you. I had a couple more boils and then I quit. I made about 60% of my goal. Everything is washed up except the pan which has fermenting...
Good point swingpure, we're making syrup not molasses or commercial pancake toppings. That may well be were the difference in expectations are.
A kitchen scale has a wide range of accuracy and acceptable levels of error. Your standard deviations will be wide as nothing is stable at that point. No matter what you do with a rudimentary piece...
The OP asked why more people don't use a common scale to determine syrup density. To me the answer is very simple and the K.I.S.S. approach applies. Density changes very rapidly when syrup is in it's...
The simple answer is Yes. I have used one for the last few years and have no problems. One of the best purchases I made for the least money
I left my taps out just in case there was a run after this cold snap and I am glad to see there is. All laterals are running good and I have about 40 gallons just since noonish. So I will get to make...
This was a good learning season for you Iwantsyrup, YOu done fine. I still have taps in just to see if I get sap this week to do one last batch, but after this weekend I am done for sure. It's been...
If they are new, don't do anything. Fill new bottles right from the box. you can preheat them in an oven if you want. Filling with 180-190 degree syrup and laying on their side after capped will do...
I hear you Markcasper, but I no longer do this as a business and I have enough for personal needs. I just won't be able to be as generous in what I give away. I have seen at least 3 favorable weather...
Things still are not going well. My trees just will not produce sap. I have declared it my worse season ever and I am all but ready to call it quits for this spring. I have a Maple day with our...
From everything I have ever read or been told the height of your chimney is more critical then having an elbow or two. If in doubt just go a little higher. I have checked draft with a steaming pan of...
I hear ya Redbean. I washed up once already and I need to do it again. I would be delighted to get 50 - 75 gallons a day. Right now I have one lateral that will drip about 10 gallons a day and the...
A piece of advice Iwantsyrup....Every new producer worries about losing syrup in the filters. It's part of the game, don't try and fix it you'll just make your filtering less efficient. If you want...
I heard from another producer about 20 miles east of me and they are seeing poor sap runs too. I guess it's just this crazy weather. Looks like some better conditions this week with some below...
I am dumbfounded. My main woods (100 taps) still has not produced any usable sap. I got maybe 15 gallons for a flush then nothing. It went from 10 - 15 degrees for a week to 60 in two days and...
You’re doing pretty good redbean. I am a bit northwest of you and my trees are slowly getting going. I finally had enough run last night to flush the lines. My early taps are chugging right along. 50...
Next week looks like a good sap week for southern Ohio.
Good for you. I have a warning, this gets addictive and you'll just want to do more and more. Most of us started just like you and end up with shacks, bigger evaporators, ROs and many many more taps....
I want syrup, this is not too far from you. It's last minute and I don't know if you can still register, but I thought I'd post just in case
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