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We put about 300 hundred around 1/10 also , but will hold off putting in all 700 till this warm patch is finished . The weather here has be windy, wet and no sunshine the trees don't like that at...

How are thing at your woods ?

3/4/16 Checked the actual high temps for feb 1 to today ( 8 days 60 to 65 deg) ( 5 days 50 to 60 deg ) These kinds of temps are death to the tap holes .

If there is any life...

Run started 10:30friday morning , 1900 gallons by 6:30 Saturday evening , with the vacuum shut off over friday nite , all 1500 storage full ,

but the sap temp went to 69 deg , I turned the...

There is a country song (Waiting on a Woman ) ...... Big thaw but 34 to 36 tops with cold rain and no sunshine , miserable weather , but there is some sunshine today ....

Sadly though we are...

Things looking good for this week , you ready Sugarfoot ?

Tapped 600 by 1/27/16 , 5,000 gal sap and 50 gallons syrup by 2/6 , all grade b :cry: It was 60 + 2 runs and 52 sunday 2/7

Still good old 1% woods , The whole system is working great...

Brandon ,
1 dribble run of 20 gallons 2/12 and 80 gallons yesterday , basically I have been locked out for 22 days . The ground is rock hard and this 38 deg and rain the trees do not like . These...

Brandon ,
If the forecast holds looks like we may have a little sap monday . was -8 here last nite . The woods is freezing cold !

Hey Brandon ,
You did another one of your scientific post with exact times , dates , facts and figures , not the product of a (Little mind) as you posted
Mental note ( be careful playing...

Brandon .

My last real run was feb7,8 , had one 45 gallon dribble after that , -15 degrees here this morning , ground is rock hard . It will take 2 to 4 days of 40 deg to unthaw these conditions...

Ok , my original intent was to give Brandon the heads up about( run away ) since this is his first go around with the RO.

Mission accomplished

Brandon , with you doing your manual pull , it...

I also place the plugs at shut down , this run away always happens well after the first 2 or 3 pulls , it is not a start up event . I do not have the courage to run a 1" front pan with these kinds...

Brandon ,
One last little puzzle , I run a 2 inch deep front pan on my 3x12 and some times the markland will start to pull and the syrup temps starts to rise .
Some wave is normal ie +1 deg above...

Brandon ,
Ck my records last nite , 2014 first boil feb 20 , last boil march 28 , still made 140 gallons .
After this long rest the sweet that first comes out of the RO may be sour , let that run...

How to liking the ro ? It sure cuts down on the boiling :lol:
It is a white out here with 40 mph winds , went out and cut some wood for the boiler , glad i did that this morning :o

I am wondering if this colder than average will go into march or will we pop out and cook the tapps , place your bets Ladys and Gentlemen

All tapped 2/1/15 nice run 2/8,9 1700 gallons on 600 tapps , medium syrup , nice start
moved the 1000 gallon stainless tank to it new home
looks like we are locked up at least till 2\22 aww...

Every one welcome !

MAPLE PRODUCERS MEETING
SATURDAY, MAY 3
Weston Regional Field Office (WVDA)

12 noon Covered Dish lunch for those who
Wish to bring a dish and share*
1:00...

Mark Bowers requested your phone to contact you , I sent him the info last nite.

In the flat lands here we seem to be ableto make syrup which is dark but still great flavor right to the end of...

Nice to visit with you Friday Rockport :) , you have a nice opp going at your place , Sugar foot ..... you will never lose that handle ya know :(

OK , looks like one last freeze , we see if the...

peepers came in side last nite :(

Hi Brandon ,
Thank you for that detailed relpy , this will save me a lot of experimenting .
Because of the ro I must run 2 inch deep pans and the pulls are 2gal to 10 gal , however even @2 in...

Hi Brandon ,
I am curious how you do this vinegar wash , my machine is a 3x12 and the sweet is quite dark after 45 days .
The 1000 gallon tank is washed each nite and the sap is crystal but once...

Been awhile since I could post , a lot of nice syrup this but the peepers are talking , we are about finished. We had a 70 degree the 14thy and that really made the syrup go dk , but still no bud...