I did not tap until the 23 of February. Wanted to tap earlier but could not.
Made 7.5 gallons in two separate runs by March 3 ( 9 days ) A record rate of production for me.
Had hardly a...
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I did not tap until the 23 of February. Wanted to tap earlier but could not.
Made 7.5 gallons in two separate runs by March 3 ( 9 days ) A record rate of production for me.
Had hardly a...
Expecting things to really start meaning business on Monday the 26th of Feb. Right on schedule for big maple business in these parts.
A tad late I know but put 50 taps in Thursday and 22 in...
No ... but I have heard the good doctor say that there is no evidence that the "angle of the sun" effects sap flow rates. And I certainly believe that and his research.
The "angle of the sun"...
I have not tapped yet but would have tapped my tubing/vacuum taps at the start of last week if I had my act together. This has definitely been the weather make up of an extra early tap date. ...
Hope all are well.
In the entire scheme of things, much like the rest of us, I am a know nothing.
But since you asked, my suggestions are in this order ...
If you have more than a few...
All of the maples that I tap, only about 40, did the same thing with their leaves this year. Every single one. Glad I did not cut any of them down, as I deem none of them dead, at least not yet.
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I was wrong the price was about $25 and $28 with cannister. For the 150 gpd. That was from a seller on EBAY and the GUI was a bit misleading.
Downy woodpeckers make those holes.
Yes, I figured those on the flood plain had to be Reds but thought perhaps those on the hill were sugars because on the Hudson Valley River Intervals, typically the Reds will prevail on the flood...
Is that group on the left Red Maples by any chance? That looks like it might be at flood plain level because of the bog in the lower left. Group on the slope looks more likely to be Sugars.
Yes, as much that way as possible and I would say that would be the best use of the contour to get the best "natural" vacuum. Remember to try to keep that final run to the tank as steep as possible...
I have found that the value of this approach ( I think of it as plateaued tapping.) cannot be overstated in generating natural vacuum on my 5/16th tubing. But importantly, a little bit of drop from...
So I infer that this means the bigger older trees tend to flow more and sweeter sap because of more intense ray development. Would that be the primary reason?
But, what I am really asking here...
As a woodworker I have noticed that the rays ( I call it "Ray Flecking ) within the rings (visible best on a quartersawn aspect of lumber) vary with intensity across the surface of a quartersawn...
Maximum Flow Date/Dates (could be a day or two or three of consecutive dates ) are very handy dates to keep track of for use in the future! And very FUN dates to have lively taps in the trees on.
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That is similar to my concept, but mine is take your average peak flow date and tap three weeks prior to that. Give or take up to a week based on unseasonably cold or warm weather.
It would be...
I understand and it makes sense, and it parallels my experience with my trees.
Perhaps it's that in the first two weeks of March the rays of the sun are just producing enough thermal benefit to...
Is it possible any of the trees you are tapping are Norwegian Maples? I have boiled Norwegian sap many years ago and it always wanted to spit like crazy. I have heard of others having the same...
So are you saying there is no evidence that sunlight effects sap flow within the stem any other way then thermally over the course of a sap flow season. Correct?
"Sunlight isn't really a factor", Unless of course sunlight just has to reach a certain level before stimulating the process of "peak" sap flow once proper warm temperatures and thawing have...
No that is not what I am trying to suggest. Poorly written on my part.
I am suggesting that sap flow or peak sap flow of the season is ALSO determined by daylight length and/or daylight angle in...
At 1.2 your around 70 gallons of sap to a gallon of syrup.
I have quite a few very large maples that boost my overall sugar content way up from my 1% Red Maples. So I was around 50 gallons to the...
I am wondering if sap flow within the maple tree and its range is more determined by daylight length/daylight angle ( regardless of temperatures which OBVIOUSLY have significant impact) then...
I am wondering if sap flow within the maple tree and its range is more determined by daylight length ( regardless of temperatures which OBVIOUSLY have significant impact) then understood or...
Number of taps: 60
Vacuum: Natural Vac on 5/16th tubing to 8 profuse sugar taps that generates up to 15 inches and 12 volt solar vacuum on 21 reds that generates more than 15 inches. Others are...