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    135 gallons last night from 200 taps. Sap ran late, barrels half full this AM and temp was 27 degrees. Not over yet!

    Dave
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    Quote Originally Posted by Biz View Post
    135 gallons last night from 200 taps. Sap ran late, barrels half full this AM and temp was 27 degrees. Not over yet!

    Dave
    When did you tap your trees Dave? I tapped feb 9 so I’m almost at 6 weeks.
    2022 is season 7
    2016: 20 taps on buckets, 4 gallons on a borrowed 2x3.
    2017: 32 taps on buckets, 8 gallons of syrup, on a "loaner" Lapierre 19x48.
    2018: 80 taps. First time tubing. New 10x12 sugar shack, Lapierre 2x5. Made 17 gallons
    2019: 100 taps. 22 gallons. Added a small RO 50 gph.
    2020: 145 taps, 30 gallons, sold half. Murphy cup is a great addition.
    2021: tapped Feb 23, 150 taps, 35 gallons.
    2022: 200 taps. I lost 50, added 100. Having fun but short season?

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    Ahh, I see you’re in vacuum Dave, that should help you quite a bit relative to just gravity, right?
    2022 is season 7
    2016: 20 taps on buckets, 4 gallons on a borrowed 2x3.
    2017: 32 taps on buckets, 8 gallons of syrup, on a "loaner" Lapierre 19x48.
    2018: 80 taps. First time tubing. New 10x12 sugar shack, Lapierre 2x5. Made 17 gallons
    2019: 100 taps. 22 gallons. Added a small RO 50 gph.
    2020: 145 taps, 30 gallons, sold half. Murphy cup is a great addition.
    2021: tapped Feb 23, 150 taps, 35 gallons.
    2022: 200 taps. I lost 50, added 100. Having fun but short season?

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    Default 2021 tapping time

    Hi everyone, I agree with others in western MA, it’s starting to look like tapping time a week or a bit more from now. Which means I have tomorrow through next weekend to get ready. It’s my first season of re-using all last years tubing, so that’ll save me some time this year. I have a good feeling about this season with all the recent cold and snow. We’ll see.

    Tom
    2022 is season 7
    2016: 20 taps on buckets, 4 gallons on a borrowed 2x3.
    2017: 32 taps on buckets, 8 gallons of syrup, on a "loaner" Lapierre 19x48.
    2018: 80 taps. First time tubing. New 10x12 sugar shack, Lapierre 2x5. Made 17 gallons
    2019: 100 taps. 22 gallons. Added a small RO 50 gph.
    2020: 145 taps, 30 gallons, sold half. Murphy cup is a great addition.
    2021: tapped Feb 23, 150 taps, 35 gallons.
    2022: 200 taps. I lost 50, added 100. Having fun but short season?

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    Central MA checking in. I’ll be tapping ten Red Maples next Sunday. Looks like the long term forecast has us finally snapping out of this cold streak. 40’s from then on out. First year - can’t wait! Already researching bigger boiling pans for next year...

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    And the addiction begins.
    2004 - 2012 2x3 flat pan 25 to 60 taps
    2012 2x3 new divided pan w/draw off 55 taps
    2018 - didn't boil surgery - bought new evaporator
    2019 new SML 2x4 raised flue high output evap. 65 taps
    made 17 gal. syrup
    2020 - only put out 53 taps - made 16.25 ga.l syrup
    2021 - Didn't work out
    2022 - 25 taps on bags / 8 taps on 3/16's line - late start

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    Agreed. It looks like this weekend will be the start!
    2018 - 5 reds on buckets with cinder block arch
    2019 - 25 reds on drops to buckets
    2020 - 55 reds on drops to buckets
    2021 - 80 reds on drops to buckets
    2022 - 80 reds on drops to buckets
    2023 - 80 reds, 15 on gravity, Smoky Lake StarCat Evaporator

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    Default Surprised at little sap flow yesterday at 45F

    In harvard I expected a big run after the nice freeze and warming back up yesterday, but it was very slow.I expected a couple gallons per bucket, and got only .5 gallon, and expected near full collection tanks on tubing but some lines barely dripped. Anyone else surprised or have ideas why?
    2022 is season 7
    2016: 20 taps on buckets, 4 gallons on a borrowed 2x3.
    2017: 32 taps on buckets, 8 gallons of syrup, on a "loaner" Lapierre 19x48.
    2018: 80 taps. First time tubing. New 10x12 sugar shack, Lapierre 2x5. Made 17 gallons
    2019: 100 taps. 22 gallons. Added a small RO 50 gph.
    2020: 145 taps, 30 gallons, sold half. Murphy cup is a great addition.
    2021: tapped Feb 23, 150 taps, 35 gallons.
    2022: 200 taps. I lost 50, added 100. Having fun but short season?

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    How cold was it there over the weekend? Takes time for trees that were really cold to warm up, especially in the early season.
    Dr. Tim Perkins
    UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
    http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
    https://mapleresearch.org
    Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu

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    I had the same situation yesterday. Tuesday it might have got into the twenty's and windy too. It got into the forties yesterday and I figured on a big run which didn't happen. I think the lack of sun kept the trees from thawing out.
    2018 - 5 reds on buckets with cinder block arch
    2019 - 25 reds on drops to buckets
    2020 - 55 reds on drops to buckets
    2021 - 80 reds on drops to buckets
    2022 - 80 reds on drops to buckets
    2023 - 80 reds, 15 on gravity, Smoky Lake StarCat Evaporator

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