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Sap is a running!

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:05 pm
by thegawd
I see we have a few days that dip below freezing coming up... since the buds have opened are they going to be damaged? and is there any point in tapping again or would it be nutty?

Sap is a running!

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 4:03 pm
by WLLady
yeah, our buds are open too. i'm not going to bother, never had any luck with the sap returning to sugary because the sugar has all been used as energy to grow those buds. i don't think the buds will be harmed, we usually get a few frosts after they've opened in the spring....they're pretty tough trees. apples and pears and cherries though, not so much....i noticed yesterday my forsythia is trying to bloom

Sap is a running!

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 4:29 pm
by thegawd
thats what I thought... thanks!

Sap is a running!

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:57 pm
by Bakers Backyard
finally a bit more sap ran today in my region. Haven't hardly got anything in over a week. I collected around 30 gallons or so from my 54 taps and it was still running. Funny though, some running very well, some hardly running at all.

Sap is a running!

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:21 pm
by TomK
BB...i ran only 15 taps but it started again yesterday..its nice and i got about 15 gallons of sap today...boiled a bit down and its fine syrup...i pulled three of the taps and will shut it all down on wednesday i think...

Sap is a running!

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 9:54 am
by WLLady
i've heard that eastern ontario is looking at near record runs for sap this year! that's great! we had 2 good days of run here...then buddy. LOL. someone flipped the lightswitch down here. buds are red and going to break open any day now i think.

Sap is a running!

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 10:03 am
by thegawd
the buds here have already opened! sap is running out the holes down the tree and dosent taste good.

Sap is a running!

Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:11 pm
by Bakers Backyard
I don't know about record year... it better get good quick for that to happen! So far nothing great, but there's still time to redeem itself before its all over.

Sap is a running!

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:16 am
by WLLady
Al-that taste is buddy.now that you know it you wont ever forget it lol. Its just "not for syrup" lol
very short season. Glad you and the kids got to try some this year!

Sap is a running!

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:24 am
by thegawd
im so glad we did it to! iv wanted to do it for years. were almost out :-( but is sooooo goooooood and thanks for everyones help! cant wait to do it again now that I somewhat know what im doing. LOL.