Checking what VT sugar makers are doing

[MikeVT]

probably only 20 gallons of sap total today from over 300 trees. it didnt start until this afternoon and was very slow. weather in Jericho was sunny and 42.

[PARKER MAPLE]

DEEP FREEZE coming next week they say

[wdchuck]

Tapping in the woods all day long and the only holes that were even wet were in direct sunlight during the middle of the day. Things are thawing, but its been really cold for quite a while. No panic here....

[GeneralStark]

Definitely no need to panic...though the test buckets are up to about one quart total. Still dripping slightly. Got some work done in the woods completing the last mainline connections and installed a bunch of saddles. Almost done plumbing up the vacuum pump and finished assembling my new DIY electric releaser.

Looks like it is going to get real cold after this brief thaw for at least a week. Feeling good about being ready for sugaring weather.

[spud]

My sap is running at about 125 GPH as of 8:00 pm and I have about 500 gallons in the tank. I dumped 200 gallons of snot sap early in the day. Might get a little run the next 2 days.

Spud

[sapmaple]

tapped under vacuum yesterday to help find leaks as we go. about a 1000 taps done and it ran 100-200 gals pretty cloudy stuff from flushing lines Will test boil the new rig today as long as its raining Should be ready to rock and roll after this coming cold spell!!

[wsugar]

Sap ran a little yesterday. The new releaser worked well. Had a few leaks but vacuum is good. I'm going to check lines today Maybe I can boil by Sunday. Then back to the woods to add more taps during the cold spell

[tcross]

I got about 45 gallons out of 100 taps yesterday with only running the pump from 1 p.m till 7 p.m! then put in another 30 taps. turned the pump on this a.m and it was coming in about like yesterday was... a tad more I'd say! hopefully it'll pick up a bit over the course of the day! After fixing some squirrel chews I got the vacuum level up to 27.5! I was pretty **** happy with that!

[Randy Brutkoski]

Tapped 450 yesterday. Real rough going in the woods. Have about 5300 tapped in so far and fixed about 200 tree rat holes in the last 2 days as well. It ran yesterday but i am far from ready.

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

Tapped 450 yesterday. Real rough going in the woods. Have about 5300 tapped in so far and fixed about 200 tree rat holes in the last 2 days as well. It ran yesterday but i am far from ready.

I'm ready send it south to Poultney buddy