already tapped?
I couldn't believe it till I saw it,. but a fairly sizable operation just south of me has already tapped. Seems to me a bit early seeing another "Polar Vortex" headed this way next week. I'm still looking at the middle of february for me thats if the weather guessers are right.
ya, no way im starting this early. it should be a law that mother nature gives us at least until feb 1st . mid to late feb is the typical magic time for me in the last 5-10 years.
Jeremy
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I guess the one exception would be the 2012 season if you tapped in early Jan. you looked pretty smart. Most people around here I think look at mid. Feb. The long range I'm watching is not looking good tip the second week of Feb. I really hope we have a normal season if there is such a thing. Wouldn't it be nice to get 10 or12 inches of snow between now and then?
Last edited by mapleguy; 01-15-2014 at 07:19 PM.
I have averaged around Valentines Day the past four years.
Jason,
We have the tubing hung for 200 taps.The rest is yet to put up soon. Just got three mor batteries for the drillIts get things ready time. Yea first to 14 of Feb is pretty standard. But if I see 2 weeks of good weather at the end of Jan., it might be go time. Haven't even started to look at the forecast yet. Hope things are good across the 'line'.
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Chris
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Thats usually my average start date I've noticed.Originally Posted by heus
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Chris my tubing is about ready to go. Just have some odds and ends to take care of. I coach basketball so I hope winter stays with us at least for another two weeks. Pretty tough not being able to start until after 7 pm or so.
Looking at the long range forecast it looks like the last week of Jan. is looking tempting. The weather channel said this morning a major pattern shift will take place the last week of Jan. Jet stream will be more zonal which would be great!
if that aint a sign that we have at least another week till tappin, i dont know what is ... time to get out the snowmobile
Jeremy
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