My trees still don't have buds yet. Everything is froze solid, but I still seem to be producing sap. The weather looks good for the next week!
My trees still don't have buds yet. Everything is froze solid, but I still seem to be producing sap. The weather looks good for the next week!
I'm still tapped. Hoping to get some more sap after this cold snap. Looks like the next run should start on friday. The reds have all popped but I only have sugars. The sugar's buds are still small and tight, even on my field edge trees. Sap from the last boil on the 9th was still good but it did seem to be low in sugar. Hopefully this week long cold snap will sweeten up the trees. After tomorrows storm I'll have to see what I need to do to acces the property. Just plow the road or have my buddy bring up his tractor mounted snow blower.
Dave C.
2011 - 130 Taps
2017 - 300 Taps (all gravity)
2x8 Leader Revolution Evaporator
12x18 Sugarhouse
2021 - 350 taps
Leader Micro2 RO
Leader Clear Filter press
2023 - 390 Taps
We still have taps out. Looking really good for 5 days starting Thurs. Talking it over about adding some more taps.
You should get sap running then maybe tomorrow with forecast of 37 high temp. I was thinking of retapping the sugars to get another run or 2.
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2020-Leader Micro2 RO added, 210 taps
2019-165 taps ,24 gallons syrup made.
2017-crazy weather. 18 gallons
2010-1st year,30 taps on buckets ,concrete block and 4 stainless pans
Was in Florida for a week did anybody start back up with any good sap,I still have not removed lines n taps was the sap any good from the sugars?
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
Seems to be running good today! As for the quality of the sap we'll know tomorrow.
Take a small pot n boil it if it smells funny bad you will know.
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
Micky how did the sap turn out this last tun?
2021 95 taps all on 3/16' natural gravity 2018 home built 4x40 RO 2017 1000 sap 15gal syrup 4 runs of 3/16 natural vac 1 of 5/16 2016 775gal of sap made 12gal syrup 2015 18.5 gal about 55 taps. Have the best wife! cub cadet volunteer 4x4 sap hauler
Turned out just fine boiled 20 yesterday and finished last night. I should be finishing another 20 today. I got about half of the second batch done last night and Ran out of time. No idea where that message I just posted came from!