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    I'm all done too, my last 75 or so buckets came...

    I'm all done too, my last 75 or so buckets came down today. Wound up with right around 1850 gal/sap boiled, close to last years 2000, so i'm ok with that. Have to boil down whats left in the evap. ...
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    we had frost here this AM, 30 degrees - About 1/2...

    we had frost here this AM, 30 degrees - About 1/2 my trees are still running, slower now, I picked up about 40 gal this afternoon. Almost over though, maybe another frost tonight & Mon.
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    I've lost a dozen taps, just stopped running....

    I've lost a dozen taps, just stopped running. Some of the 100+ others were running like they'd just been drilled. Going to wait a few days, may be frost this Friday or a week out looks colder. Word...
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    I boiled off 180 this AM, there should be one...

    I boiled off 180 this AM, there should be one more good run coming as we thaw out from today & tonight. After that, it don't look good - like about 7 days of cloudy & showers. No frost showing. I'm...
  5. I always understood rock maple to refer to how...

    I always understood rock maple to refer to how hard the wood was, compared to red maple, or Norways -
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    we've been on a big freeze here since Sun AM, it...

    we've been on a big freeze here since Sun AM, it was 11. this morning 12 - A few trees will run slowly for an hour or so, some won't budge. The thaw is on the way though, gonna get busy.
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    I'm a little late with a reply here - Over the...

    I'm a little late with a reply here - Over the years when I get questioned about the different grades, my explanation has always been - The light is like regular coffee, the dark like espresso - ...
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    I have to go pick up today, even as cold as it's...

    I have to go pick up today, even as cold as it's been, I had some 3/4 full buckets yesterday - I really don't like snow, makes everything harder to do.
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    On a big thaw here in Kent, picked up 140 gal...

    On a big thaw here in Kent, picked up 140 gal this afternoon, putting me at about 550 so far. Early this week the nights were just too cold, 19 one morning, 20 the next, nothing runs 'till about 2...
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    There is a really great week coming for sap runs...

    There is a really great week coming for sap runs - If it gets cold again next week, no problem, it will warm again. Better that than a prolonged warm spell. Just my 2 cents.
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    I had 2 moths in a bucket yesterday, don't think...

    I had 2 moths in a bucket yesterday, don't think they saw their shadows though. Little early for moths - But with no snow, ice, or frost in the ground everything else is early too. Maybe our tax...
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    we really need a frost - I think it's coming...

    we really need a frost - I think it's coming tonight, Sat night for sure.
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    sap was running here in Kent, despite another...

    sap was running here in Kent, despite another crummy 34 degree day with no sunshine.
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    Planning on starting tomorrow -

    Planning on starting tomorrow -
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    I gave up on weather.com - so many ads running...

    I gave up on weather.com - so many ads running the page wouldn't load 1/2 the time. I use this one now https://www.wfsb.com/weather/ they seem to get it pretty good. After the 15th, they're...
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    Just to add to that line a little - I hate the...

    Just to add to that line a little - I hate the warm weather syrup making, flies & mold, the syrup is all dark, in the shed can get pretty hot - I'm just a cold weather guy i guess. I pickup...
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    Not sure about that - I do know i couldn't do...

    Not sure about that - I do know i couldn't do 2000+ gal/sap in 3 weeks, not at my age.
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    I did my last pickup today, took everything down...

    I did my last pickup today, took everything down as i went. There was one tap from Feb 6th still dripping, good tree. I wound up collecting 2080 gal/sap for the season, my second best out of almost...
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    So here's where i'm at this season - Of the 100+...

    So here's where i'm at this season - Of the 100+ taps I put in Feb 6th or so, only 5 are left running. The 30+ I did 3 weeks ago this Sunday are running nice clear sap, 40 gallons today. What I...
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    Boiled off a hundred gallons this morning, glad i...

    Boiled off a hundred gallons this morning, glad i picked up yesterday. Took about half my buckets down too.
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    Kind of on a downward spiral here, last 3 days 80...

    Kind of on a downward spiral here, last 3 days 80 - 75 - 40 today. Today's will run on into tonight, no freeze expected. About 2 dozen i'm going to take down in the AM, not doing much, and i don't...
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    What a run today, picked up 150 gal/sap - Some...

    What a run today, picked up 150 gal/sap - Some from trees i thought done a week ago. I won't miss the wind when it stops blowing.
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    It was a late start today, but we're running...

    It was a late start today, but we're running again - I guess that was enough of a freeze. I had 14 second graders visit today, good time had by all -
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    Going to find out today if 28 degrees and the...

    Going to find out today if 28 degrees and the wind blowing is a good enough freeze to start another run - Dead in the water otherwise.
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    50 gal pickup for me today - I thought there'd be...

    50 gal pickup for me today - I thought there'd be more, but a stiff wnw wind probably cut it back. The mud is back, for the 5th or 6th time this winter.
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