Northern Wisconsin. 2017

[flying squirrel maple]

Hey ladies and gents in northern wi wondering if anyone has done any test taps? If weather stays like this I'll be tapping in two weekends. Not even close to being ready.


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[danielschauder]

Put in 12 test taps with bags yesterday. It did run a bit today but nothing to get excited about. It sure does look good for 4-5 days later this week but I hate to tap to early. What does a guy do??!

[markcasper]

flying squirrel maple, what a neat name! I think I'm going to start tapping my one bush by Friday and just not try to get worked up about it, not worth it. Really ticks me off that Leader advertised their new clear checkspouts and then am being told they don't know when or if they will be here for season. Well the season is now morons!! I'm a little hesitant to go with the black ones this early because they are black. And in my own studies the clears are mostly running when i pull, while the blacks are done. That says something about the poly carbonate.

[Austin351]

Due to my work schedule, I can only boil on weekends this year. Ran 3/16" gravity lines last weekend, will dump into a 275 gal IBC tank. Looking like we may get a little run next week so will drill this weekend. Really looks good starting around Mar 17th.

[Super Sapper]

If you are looking for the one piece check valve spouts in clear try Bascoms. I just got 200 from them and leader shows they are out of stock.

[GramaCindy]

I did a test tap yesterday, one of my later flowing trees, it was dripping immediately. I'm putting up my tubing now, but waiting for the sap sacks.

[lostrock4]

My son and I gathered 10 gallons from 13 trees b4 the rain. 1 inch of rain on monday. Next weeks forecast looks promising. I will give an update for Hayward when the saps fires up again.

[motowbrowne]

I agree with you on the open houses. Waiting til early February to get a deal on tubing or applied at the open house doesn't fit into the schedule if we gotta be tapped by the 20th.

Mark, i hope our taps will just run extra hard and we can make up for the lost time last week. On the one hand, the sap woulda been nice, but on those 60 degree days, I was happy I didn't have holes drilled. Vacuum or not.

[markcasper]

I agree with you on the open houses. Waiting til early February to get a deal on tubing or applied at the open house doesn't fit into the schedule if we gotta be tapped by the 20th.

Mark, i hope our taps will just run extra hard and we can make up for the lost time last week. On the one hand, the sap woulda been nice, but on those 60 degree days, I was happy I didn't have holes drilled. Vacuum or not.

I hope so and I guess there are worse things. Yeh, the sample tap boxelder I dumped out Thursday night resembled something of a few days before the end of the season.

[WI Sugarpop]

I tapped my 2 yard trees yesterday at 2;00 PM and collected 5 gal this morning. We will tap our 3/16 tubing woods Friday. Might be boiling Sunday afternoon.