North East Ohio 2025

[madmaples]

Anyone getting the itch to tap in the next couple of days?

Looks like the next week is going to have highs in the upper thirties around Chardon.

[WoodButcher]

I'm holding off till next weekend. We have a pretty heavy snow pack around tree roots, plus this has been the coldest winter in quite some time. My trees are still making that popping noise when the wind sways them. They're frozen...

Side note: I'm glad the Trader fixed their website format so we can still get together on this thread!

[djhemme]

I know it's probably a little early, but with temps in the 40s on Thursday and Friday by me I'll be tapping a portion of my trees then and the rest the following week. It'll probably be slow flowing, but with this winter we've had even 30s seems like a heat wave! Glad at least someone else is considering starting soon so I don't feel so crazy. Good luck!

[Ohio Maple Blaster]

Love to see some chatter getting started for '25! I had to take last season off due to life just getting busy, but very excited to get back at it this season, even with trying to work around our 7 month old's schedule! I was thinking about getting started in the next week or so, but deciding to wait since the new forecast is showing highs just at or above freezing. I'm all thrown off now that we're finally having a more typical winter!

[johnallin]

Just about ready over here.

Replaced 165 taps on back woods with new MVM arched spouts during Christmas break, still have 135 to do on the north woods.
Bought a new CDL 250 2-Post Hobby RO this year, and it's all set up and ready to rip.
Wood is all split, stacked and ready to go...thanks to help from son, grandsons and son in laws!
I sure hope this is a better year than last...will have the answer in April...game on.

[madmaples]

we definitely started tapping today, we put out about half of our taps (25) this evening, no flow yet. We'll probably get the rest (~30) out later this week.

https://imgur.com/a/5YI6TJA

[WoodButcher]

we definitely started tapping today, we put out about half of our taps (25) this evening, no flow yet. We'll probably get the rest (~30) out later this week.

https://imgur.com/a/5YI6TJA

Let us know when you start seeing drips.

[madmaples]

Quick evening update: most of my taps had at least a bit of a dribble, a couple of them got about a quart or so. Nothing to write home about, but looking to see how the next couple of days pan out.

[madmaples]

Another evening update, today we had a bit more of a run and collected about 20 gallons across our 25 tap, some are definitely still only trickling, while others were flowing pretty good. I'm considering putting out the rest of our taps tomorrow to catch Sunday/Monday

[johnallin]

Gallon per tap is respectable!