Donald Lehman
Well-known Member
We gathered about 330 gals. of sap today. Trees in the lower areas are starting to bud out. Surprisingly the sap is still pretty good quality yet. Color and flavor of the syrup has been very good this year. As of today we are exactly 1,000 gallons of sap short of last years total.
It is supposed to freeze tomorrow night so we might get a drizzle or two yet, but any way you look at it the season is over. It is time to move on to other things now anyway. Time to get out the rototiller, get the fertilizer on and get at the garden. Got a bunch of new raspberry bushes to plant, another apple tree, japanese walnut and cherry tree as soon as they come. For all the snow we had to contend with, it has been a dry April so far. Almost no real rainfall yet this month. I suppose it will hold off until everyone wants to start haying. Then it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights............................................
It is supposed to freeze tomorrow night so we might get a drizzle or two yet, but any way you look at it the season is over. It is time to move on to other things now anyway. Time to get out the rototiller, get the fertilizer on and get at the garden. Got a bunch of new raspberry bushes to plant, another apple tree, japanese walnut and cherry tree as soon as they come. For all the snow we had to contend with, it has been a dry April so far. Almost no real rainfall yet this month. I suppose it will hold off until everyone wants to start haying. Then it will rain for 40 days and 40 nights............................................
