are they open trees or crowded in the woods?
Joe
are they open trees or crowded in the woods?
Joe
Sap was flowing pretty good today. I am hoping for a good day tomorrow and maybe an ok day Tue before things shut down for a while. Way too warm coming up with not much hope 10 days from now.
Joe
So are we done in south central PA? Anyone see buds swelling? I was hoping for one more good run but the forecast is not promising.
The buds on the silver Maples I was tapping were popping the beginning of the week. I can't speak for other maples, but the silvers in Cumberland County are popped.
Sorry I am late on this reply. Without sunshine I am losing energy fast. These last three days of rain have zapped my super maple syrup powers. I have been sapless for three days. I have had red maple trees completely dry up in the past with three days of warm weather. Sugar maples are better at recovery after a warm spell. I am hoping Tuesday the sap is in the sacks again. The sugar % has dropped to 1% on some trees and I do not boil 1% sap. Costs me too much money and time. I have 4 taps on Black Maple that were 3% to start and at last haul were 2.7%. Hoping they restart also. I have two gallons of syrup in jugs so far.
Ross
Ross
2009 8 taps one cup syrup gas stove boiling
I'm done. I checked my buckets this morning and found basically no sap. Some of them were kind of nasty looking inside, so I just pulled all my taps. I've all my spiles and short tubing soaking in an acid bath in my pan for a day or two. I rinsed out the buckets but I'm thinking about replacing them all for next year. I made about 4.5 gallons of syrup this year from 15 taps. That's pretty good for me. No complaints.
I pulled my buckets last week but I see freezing temps coming this weekend. Silver maples are popping around here but I am hoping the norways hold on for next week. I will check buds before collecting again. Might be too late, we will see.
Suppose to freeze the next 3 nights. Whats the chances we get one more flow? Norway buds don’t look plump yet.
Good luck plutoman!!