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Aspen (poplar or popples), whatever you wish to call them, do need a lot of sun to grow. They don't sprout well in shade at all. If you do need to cut them, and you want to cut them in the spring,...

My local food inspector didn't raise that many issues. If total sales were under (I thought he said $1000) there are no restrictions. Also, you can label your product organic if you sell less than...

The advise given here about spraying or painting the fresh cut stump with Roundup is a sound one. We have done that for nearly 30 years and it works great. Also, the best time to cut an aspen (or...

RoBear: The dormant season is by far the best. If I were you at this point in the year, I'd wait until October to do any cutting. If you need any help with management decisions, I'm a retired...

Brian: This maplehead over in Blackduck has got a good run the past three days. I suspect that it is slowed down today but should take off again on Tuesday if the forecast is right. Dropped the...

We tapped on March 9th in Olmsted County. Got 40 gallons on 40 taps last Sat and Sun and cooked that down to sweeten the pan. Got another 28 gallons on Tue and cooked that down. Collected 60...

Here in the Chippewa in No. central Minnesota I tap USFS land and it's a pretty ho-hum ordeal. I just stop by the office, ask for a permit to tap their trees. I got a Forest Products Removal Permit...

April showers may bring May flowers, but April snow brings a big sap flow! You're lucky that you have all your taps close to home. We got another foot of white over here in B'duck and I can't get...

How are the rest of you guys in Mn/Wi doing with sugar sand this season? The last three or four batches I have drawn off the pan have had a horrendous amount of sugar sand in them. The prefilters...

BriJack: Give me a call at 835-4468. I'm just 23 miles from you in Blackduck. If I don't answer, it's because I'm out back feeding that wood lover of a stove. Just leave a message and I'll get...

You can get the type of therometer you're looking for at: www.andersonsmaplesyrup.com

I've got trees that haven't seen the need to shed so much a drop of sap either. It'd be nice if they'd let us know before we drilled and installed the tap/bucket! I'd be happier than a hog in slop...

I wouldn't guess that Patsy would be much good at splitting wood. Loretta Lynn could probably help you out. A coal miner's daughter must be used to a little work. But I'd caution you not to let...

It's easy to get them out there. I just turn on my iPod and they show up! Today, I'm hoping for George Strait and Alan Jackson to give me a little help. I'll have to say that those Doobie Bros....

The sap has finally let loose and we're getting some decent runs, although sporadic, but not heavy by any means. I'll have gathered something over 200 gallons out of my 165 taps so far as of today. ...

Emptying the saks is very easy. But then I don't find any of the buckets I use 'hard' to empty either. The only thing that I don't like about sap saks is that in high winds they can get blown off...

Marc: You've made me so green with envy I'm ready to dig a hole and throw all my syrup equip in it!! Well, ok, maybe not just yet. You're very lucky to have that kind of production. Good work!! ...

Each year I get a number of trees that produce very little or no sap. In the past, I've just ignored them. If the tree appears healthy, it has to have sap in its system, thus, it should run. This...

Thanks for the response. I gathered up 30 of the buckets late yesterday, dumped the sap into storage and hauled the buckets with the ice still in them into the garage to thaw overnight. I'll check...

I use 1 gallon water jugs (plastic jugs just like milk jugs but clear plastic) on 50 of my taps. I use a 5/16 spile, about 6 inches of 5/16 tubing into a hole next to the jug neck and a cable tie...

Hey Jim, thanks for the info on the Pot Watchers. Nice photos, you're making me jealous -- it was 7 degrees this morning here. Isn't going to run much today either. I was wondering, do those two...

I just emptied a couple of buckets today and brought the sap home to test. Everything is frozen up and I can only get a bit of sap out of most of the buckets. So, I drained off what I could get...

It seems like we are getting a slow start. I just tapped beginning Thursday and will finish tomorrow with about 175 taps total. In 2005 I didn't cook until Mar 31, in 2006 it was a few days...

Well, someone's gotta stick up for the Ford's on this thread!! I've got a '96 Ford 3415. Wish it had front wheel assist but even with plain ol' rear wheel drive it gets the job done. Runs right at...

Well, it still isn't as warm as it should be but tapping has begun. Two guys I know have tapped, one with 150 out and the other with about 170. I did 25 taps today after fixing a dead battery in my...