Pulled taps Mon 4/10. Finished 2nd boil Tue 4/11. 233gal. Glad to be done
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Pulled taps Mon 4/10. Finished 2nd boil Tue 4/11. 233gal. Glad to be done
39 taps 3/21&3/22 pulled 1st boil (126 gal) this morning. Lost sap because of ice/ over flows.
1st time after 4 yr off.
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
Need to get back at it! Less than 5 gal to boil off for 2nd boil (130g). Have 94 gal to get boiling brcause Fishman is right - it's going to get busy!
Started tapping 3/26, 13 more today - 75 total. 1st boil 115 gal., 66 into the 2nd
Started tapping 3/26, 13 more today - 75 total. 1st boil 115 gal., 66 into the 2nd
Tapped 3/16/17 - Got 3 good boils before I got tired and quit. Didn't get any of the late dark syrup that we treasure. Will monitor you guys and watch the forecast
Finished 3rd boil (114G) Mon. 361 gal total. Last collection had lots of "protein" in jugs. Still need to pull taps and dump what's out there. Was short season but was all the work I wanted. See...
Pulled off 2nd boil (131 g.) Wed. Started next with 65g - things starting to slow down. Need to scrounge up more wood.
54 gal. yesterday, started 2nd boil. 27 gal. today
45 gal. yesterday off 67 taps. Gives us 116 for this boil - hope to get it done during the freeze.
34 gal today off 63 taps - supposed to say above freezing tonite. :cry:
19 gal off 51 taps - put out 12 more
Collected 18 gal yesterday from 51 taps - respectable 1st day. Was going to put out more taps but then it started snowing so watched basketball.
Put out 51 this AM - got a little over zealous at the beginning. Will have to do more to finish my route.
I agree with Fishman - early tapping can be quite frustrating. Tuesday was great (48/sunny) for cleaning equipment and shack, and the trees probably ran liked crazy, but..... Next Thursday (3/16)...
23 gal. yesterday afternoon and running good. Think we'll keep going into next week, we like the late syrup and is what we try to save for ourselves. For a guy that didn't want to work hard this...
Yep! Have some family health issues and wasn't going to do any but wife talked me into it. So I agreed but just didn't want to work as hard this year. Yeah, right.
This run has been quit a...
Finishing up 2nd boil this morning. Probably the heaviest 3 day run I can remember. Have about 40 gal towards next.
28 gal. this evening and lots of ice. Hoping for a few more good days to get another full boil.
Pulled off 1st boil Sun. nite (127gal from 40 taps) Pretty slow overall but think % is higher than avg! Happy February.
Tapped (43) last wk end. Only 24 gal. all wk. but today should be pretty good today?
Hey guys, Started new thread - but also posted in last years thread. How's things going out there? Tapped 40 (+/-), sat. & sun. Some were running, others not yet. Fishman - you busy yet?
Hey guys, wasn't sure to post here or start new thread? How's things going out there? Tapped 40 (+/-), sat. & sun. Some were running, others not yet. Fishman - you busy yet?
Thanks for the message JR. Its been a long, drug out season but that let me get enuff wood scrounged up. Had 3 or 4 "good" days, but overall its been our best. Was going to pull taps this AM but...
Finished 5th boil and started next - collected 53 gal today. Sap is nice and clear again. Hoping for at least 27 more?