went ahead and cooked it down. it tastes fine. yes it is very dark.
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went ahead and cooked it down. it tastes fine. yes it is very dark.
It sat in the shade but wasn't packed with snow or ice. It doesn't smell funky. I'm going to try it and see what happens. I'll let you know
My trees didn't produce anything in 2 days. I'm out if sap except one barrel with 50 gallons that's been sitting for about a week. The temps have been 30's at night and 50-60 during the day. any...
Just emptied my buckets. Yesterday i got about 40 gallons off 75 taps. Today i got 15. I've been at this 10 years and don't recall this happening so drastically.
about 50 gallons in 24 hrs
Haubstadt tapped today. 80 taps, everything was dripping nicely
Thanks guys, I was wondering if anyone here in the real southern Indiana had started yet
Put out 75 taps today. I seem to have lost 25 or so. Trees were running pretty well by dusk
Looks like next Saturday I'll start setting taps. Might a few good days if the sun comes out.
So, my big question. How long will the trees accept the perfect temps without starting to run and bud? I would think they would start budding before long
Few years ago I had this. I was 45 years old! Wife thought I was crazy! Didn't last but a few weeks maybe. Don't think I had any bain dramage but hard to tell.
Almost 160 gallons of sap from 70 taps. On Thursday.
Here in Haubstadt, Indiana (south west near Evansville. I Set 70 taps yesterday morning (1/20/18) have about 25 gallons. Some trees are practically running a steady stream. Built a new arch, I'll...
Here in Haubstadt, Gibson County Southwest Indiana. Cleaning buckets and working on my arch today. planning to set taps tomorrow. I figure it will take a few days to thaw out enough to start flowing....
I'm in Haubstadt. I think im going to go the rest of this and next week thats probably about it. If I don't hear peepers by then I may keep going but I'd say another 2 weeks is probably pushing it
So we ended up with a gallon of maple sugar. I didn't know how far to cooked it down for good adorable sugar. Should it be pretty much dry ? It set up hard in the bowl so I'm having to cut it out...
78 gallons since sunday
Put out 57 taps saturday morning. Trees were dripping very slow. Sunday afternoon probably had 6 or 7 gallons. I expect them to be flowing fast this week. Unfortunately I will be out of town til wed...
Put out 57 taps saturday morning. Trees were dripping very slow. Sunday afternoon probably had 6 or 7 gallons. I expect them to be flowing fast this week. Unfortunately I will be out of town til wed...
This is another weird year. I have no idea when to tap. Im prpbably going to set taps this week just to see. I still think its way to early. Last year was horrible for us, mechanical failures and...