Tree sap gathering and syrup making

[mowin]

No sap past couple days. Daytime highs didn't get above freezing. Should start running today thru the weekend.

 

[duluthralphie]

We have 4 more days, then the smart money says it’s over.

 

[mowin]

Your probably correct. After the weekend, temps are going to hit 60 for 3 days and not drop below freezing.

 

[duluthralphie]

We had snow yesterday. Cloudy today and only 39 for a high. Do not a good day.. I think.,

 

[duluthralphie]

You can see they aren’t going to be great days either.

 

[mowin]

Looking good throughout the weekend, then not so much.

 

[duluthralphie]

Looking good throughout the weekend, then not so much.

Yep, looks like Saturday or Sunday will be your end too.

It’s been a poor season here. One guy that taps 450 trees has gotten only 30 gallons and he bought a new arch thinking he would get rich expanding to that many trees.

The sun just came out, that should help us.

 

[duluthralphie]

Lots of sap yesterday, I got caught sort of flat Footed.

The season started so abruptly I did not have my totes set up. Then the season was so poor I did not need them. I have been thinking they would end any day so I never bothered.


Yesterday, I needed to totes. But I had placed one in service to save pure water from the RO.

The other one needs major cleaning.

So I filled my barrels, extra buckets and left any bucket under half full on the tree.

Today I am boiling.

 

[itsasmallfarm]

was going to start boiling, turns out all my milk jugs filled of sap froze solid last night. got to wait till they warm up enough to get any liquid out.

 

[duluthralphie]

was going to start boiling, turns out all my milk jugs filled of sap froze solid last night. got to wait till they warm up enough to get any liquid out.

Throw the ice out. Saves boiling it out.