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    Default Jan 10 Lynchburg

    Based on the weather I tapped the front yard maple on Sunday. Nothing flowing yet...
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    Two test taps today. One dripped , one didn't?

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    I got nothing either in V-beach, so far. i'm hoping next week cold snap is going to help.

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    Tapped 3. Got 1/2 gallon. Still too early……

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    Mine are still dry. High of 29 on Monday so maybe that will get things going later in the week
    Semper Fi,
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    2016 (1st year) 16 taps; 2 gallons of Amber syrup.
    2017; oil tank evaporator 38 taps. 3.75 gallons of liquid gold
    2018: 46 taps, 6.75 gallons of syrup. Best season

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    Walked into the woods this morning and sap in then bottles for 2 out of 3 trees. 2.5 liters. Checked the 30 inch diameter tree I the front yard nothing on two taps that have been in for 3 weeks. Scratched my head and went for the drill added tap # 3 and came back this afternoon to a dripping line.

    Went to a neighbors to tap his 30 inch tree and the first one was immediately dripping so I put three in that tree and one in another. I will check them on the way to work. They are all running. My system is very basic; two feet of blue line connected to the tap draining into a 2 liter soda bottle. Have the blue line going thru the cap which makes it easy to pull off a full bottle and add an empty.

    If it runs all week then we may boil this weekend.
    Semper Fi,
    BWC

    2016 (1st year) 16 taps; 2 gallons of Amber syrup.
    2017; oil tank evaporator 38 taps. 3.75 gallons of liquid gold
    2018: 46 taps, 6.75 gallons of syrup. Best season

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    though year for Virginia with the whole elninio thing going on

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    13 liters today. 10 of them off of two trees with 4 taps. 10 taps total for now. My daughter checked the woods today and came back saying we need to add another tap to one tree that is really flowing. Then when I came in from the neighbors with 6 more liters she broke into her maple sap dance.
    Semper Fi,
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    2016 (1st year) 16 taps; 2 gallons of Amber syrup.
    2017; oil tank evaporator 38 taps. 3.75 gallons of liquid gold
    2018: 46 taps, 6.75 gallons of syrup. Best season

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    I only have 4 trees and I got 3 gallon so far this season

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    I am recording in liters since I have the tubes connected to 2L soda bottles. We figured it was 5 gallons last night. Got 5L today but the warm up of the last day hurt production on our best tree. Hope it will pick back up with the 40/20 degree swings over the next few days...
    Semper Fi,
    BWC

    2016 (1st year) 16 taps; 2 gallons of Amber syrup.
    2017; oil tank evaporator 38 taps. 3.75 gallons of liquid gold
    2018: 46 taps, 6.75 gallons of syrup. Best season

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