Originally Posted by
Kyle Baker
Any sap running today Galena or Vandy? I don't get to find out until I get home from work later.
Visited Big_Eddy today, got to see his well-run syrup operation and all-bucket tapping setup. I think seeing his trees doing so well made my trees jealous (bush telegraph, y'know) cause I came home to 7l in my home bush and 1 Imperial gallon from the virgins. So happily boiling away, kitchen windows open and fan going :-)
BTW Eddy, when I went to check that spile I'd told you I was talking of removing and retapping? Today that spile finally started and was actually one of the hottest ones going! Thanks for all the advice and humouring me for a few hours :-)
Finally...Lesley...I didn't know Inverary was so close! I drove through it on a somewhat long meandering drive home!
Hopefully by now you've had a chance to check your trees, Kyle. Any luck?
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
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