Few weeks ago we had about 4" and today another 3" hope this is not a sign of what's to come
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2nd Snowfall This Fall
Few weeks ago we had about 4" and today another 3" hope this is not a sign of what's to come
Chesterfield is pretty high elevation in the foothills, right? Looks like more precip coming between now and Thanksgiving, too.
I've heard that a warm dry summer and then a wet winter means lots of high-sugar sap. We'll see...
Cheers,
GO
2016: First year. Homemade evaporator out of little woodburning stove with steam tray pans. 6 taps on buckets. 1.1 galls syrup
2017: Same little homemade evaporator, but souped up. Still 2 steam tray pans. 15 taps on buckets. 4.5 galls syrup.
2018: Same setup. Limited time (New baby!) Downsized to 12 taps and short season. 2.2 gallons syrup.
2019: Still very limited time, with a one-year-old. Downsized even further to 7 taps and a short season. 1.8 gallons syrup
2020: 9 taps
High precip and snow in October and November are positively correlated with high sap yields in the spring. "Goldilocks" winters (not too hot, not too cold) with decent snow are associated with high sugar content sap.Originally Posted by berkshires
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
High sap yields and low sugar?
we are quite high and built on rock lol this is New England we will survive just fine lol
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