Well been pretty lack luster here. Slow start to this run! I didn't even bother dumping buckets they never really got going. maybe 1/2 full. even the bigguns. vac pretty slow start as well go 50 gallons really fast then it slowed it picked up after lunch and ended up with 250 gallons of cloudy sap. Not enough to turn on the machine to make it worthwhile.
but did manage to tapping in the last 20 vac taps and the 25 on gravity tubing. walked 1/2 the woods looking for leaks and straightening out tubing and removing branches from all the wind. got vacuum back up to 24.75" getting there. just do a little every day.
Walked the woods again that currently has about 25 gravity tubing on it I wanted to get that hooked in the vac lines and run tubing out there this year but my arm screwed that one would have had another 130 possible taps on it. oh well maybe next year. Did find about 7-8 tappable sugars that will hang some bags on though. I think I have 10 left. I have another section on the other end with another 50-70 trees too but have to get permission for those which I already tap roadsides on that property but tubing is a little different. we'll see for next year.
Hope everyone did better than me today on sap.
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