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    Tapping in Middle Tennessee

    The season starts early in Tennessee.I tapped 30 sugar maples Sunday and will tap 42 more this Sunday. Some of my jugs are already full so I will begin boiling sap this weekend.I tap 72 trees on our...
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    no sap?

    This is my 6th year to tap my sugar maples.I tap 72 maples and in middle Tennessee,I found that around the first of January is the best time to tap.I tapped about half of my trees on new years day...
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    Tapping in Tennessee

    This Winter started out really warm.I have always tapped before between Christmas and New Years but waited for colder weather to come.I tapped in mid-January and gathered about 100 gallons of sap...
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    Tapping in Tennessee

    I started tapping New years day.The season starts early this far south.I will finish tapping Sunday January 4th.This morning I noticed that most of my gallon jugs were full of sap so Sunday will be a...
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    Season ending in Tennessee

    I collected a lot of sap this season but my taps are about done flowing.We have had the coldest Winter in over 30 years in middle Tennessee a lot of mornings down to the single digits and four...
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    Thanks for the tips and advice on preserving...

    Thanks for the tips and advice on preserving sap.I will freeze some sap in milk jugs and use them to keep the sap cool.After the frozen sap thaws I can then pour it into my evaporator.Why didn't I...
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    how to preserve sap

    [I] have a question on how to preserve sap if the weather turns warm and I don't have time to boil for 5-7 days.Last year I had to discard some of my sap because it soured.I wonder if I add a small...
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    tapping in tennessee

    I started tapping Sunday,1-12-14,60 taps 47 sugar maples, the sap started flowing immediately.I should have enough sap to begin boiling this weekend.It has been much colder so far this Winter so...
  9. selling my syrup for Special Olympics fundraiser

    Hi,this is my second year to make syrup in Cheatham County,TN.My sap only test 1.2-1.5% sugar so it took a lot of boiling to make 6.5 gallons of syrup but it taste great!Other than a few pints for...
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    Hi 1badsapper,this my second season to make maple...

    Hi 1badsapper,this my second season to make maple syrup in Tennessee.I live in Cheatham Co,just west of Nashville.I tap 46 sugar maples on our 25 acres I put in 60 taps.Last year and this year I...
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    Thanks for the ideas as to why my sugar content...

    Thanks for the ideas as to why my sugar content is low.My maples are not near pine trees,they are all in hardwood forest.But it may be that the freeze-thaw cycle is the problem.I noticed that my...
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    My sap is only 1.2%

    Last year was my first to try making syrup in cheatham Co.,TN.My sap only tested 1.2%.I blamed it on a really bad warm Winter.This weekend I collected about 100 gallons of sap from 60 taps and it too...
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    How does the syrup taste in Tennessee

    Hi Randy,Tennessee syrup taste just like southern fried chicken[just kidding]It taste the same as northern syrup but because I made it myself it seems to taste better.I hope you have a great season. ...
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    sap is flowing in cheatham county,TN

    Put in 30 taps 12-30-12,put in 30 more new years day and already gathered 25 gallons of sap from the first 30 jugs!It looks like ideal sap weather for the next five days.I will fire up the evaporator...
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    tapping in cheatham county,TN

    I started tapping yesterday afternoon[12-30-12]this morning most of my one gallon jugs were at least half full.Put in 30 taps will put in the last 30 taps new years day.The season starts early here...
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    bad season for sugaring in cheatham co.,TN

    2012 was my first year to tap.I tapped 44 sugar maples with 57 taps on 25 acres. Sap started flowing on my control tree on December 27th.I tapped the other trees the next day.Sap only tested 1.2%...
  17. when to start tapping,I have 36 trees on my land 20 miles west of Nashville,TN.

    I plan to put 6o taps in 36 maples on my land 20 miles west of Nashville,TN.Because Spring comes earlier here than in traditional syrup country,should I start tapping in mid to late January? skidiver...
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