
Originally Posted by
Run Forest Run!
My two test taps are still dry, but two of the others I drilled today are dripping like champs! Made a quick trip to the local TSC store for......uhm.....more taps. You know........just in case.
Just curious, Karen, how's your Freeman doing? The 3 new trees I am tapping are, I think, Freemans...if they are, they're pretty old. Only 1 spile of 6 was dry this pm.
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup