Mar 4, 2010

Trompin' in the woods

I got about 4-5 gallons of sap today. Overall, around 20 gallons. For the first time, I also tapped 5 trees with plastic spiles and tubing. It's not much of a tubing network, but I'm trying it out. They just drop down into buckets. I am pleased to say that the huge/old/half dead maple out front seems to have some life in it. I found a good spot and it started dripping immediately. Last year, four taps in it did nothing.

1 comment:

Mike said...

Maple syrup is one of my favorite syrup except for it's price. Seems like you are having a lot fun doing it too! More power to you.