tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post4508791341287525964..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: Backyard Sugarin’Part 2Tapping TreesHerrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-65084654120633040502009-09-06T21:51:38.597-04:002009-09-06T21:51:38.597-04:00altho you choose to eschew plastic, even rink poin...altho you choose to eschew plastic, even rink points out that plastic taps are better for the trees. i put in 50 taps within sight of my house. my trees are all ancient and i can put up to three in some trees. i put in plastic taps and ran the hose into a 5 gallon bucket at the bottom of the tree. i cut a hole in the cover of the bucket just big enough to get the hoses in thereby eliminating all dirt, moths, etc. and also i didn't need a collector tank as i could just switch buckets. i made my own cooker out of a 80 gallon cold water tank and bent my own pans and made about 20 gallons and only had to work 15 hours a day to make it happen. we sold most of it and it worked out that i made about 55 cents an hour. so unless you want to go to commercial size cookers that drain themselves, just make it for yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-71619172587791712502009-08-06T23:08:55.579-04:002009-08-06T23:08:55.579-04:00Great posting. Your reasons for tapping and makin...Great posting. Your reasons for tapping and making maple syrup are perfect. It's a great family activity and teaches children that nature will provide for us. For those looking for more information on getting started at home, take a look at www.TapMyTrees.com.Joehttp://www.tapmytrees.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-49090594061256840972008-04-09T16:37:00.000-04:002008-04-09T16:37:00.000-04:00Hi citigirl-Thanks for asking. No I have not consi...Hi citigirl-<BR/>Thanks for asking. No I have not considered selling. We make so little of it and, on our scale, it doesn't come easy. So we cherish it and use it ourselved and give some as gifts to family...and maybe trade for sorghum molasses with friends in Missouri.<BR/><BR/>If I ever get into the bisiness of making maple syrup, I'll certainly make it known here.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-37781916833010391372008-04-09T16:08:00.000-04:002008-04-09T16:08:00.000-04:00I love 100% Maple Syrup. Have you ever thought ab...I love 100% Maple Syrup. Have you ever thought about selling yours?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-47841966664452050302008-04-09T06:23:00.000-04:002008-04-09T06:23:00.000-04:00sir tony-I don't know. Pastor McConnel said in the...sir tony-<BR/>I don't know. Pastor McConnel said in the previous blog comments that it's possible to make maple syrup in Missouri. You can probably make maple syrup anywhere there is an abundance of maple trees and a cold season.<BR/><BR/>garth-<BR/>Yes, the tap holes heal over with time. You should not tap in the same place again.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-21545045232022755442008-04-08T22:43:00.000-04:002008-04-08T22:43:00.000-04:00I chuckled when I read that you named your tree. :...I chuckled when I read that you named your tree. :) And, naming it the Big Dripper is hilarious!<BR/><BR/>Does the hole close up over time? Do you re-drill the same hole the next year?<BR/><BR/>garthfoutfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079651678447028444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-6272251750485794512008-04-08T21:32:00.000-04:002008-04-08T21:32:00.000-04:00how far south do you suppose one could actually 'd...how far south do you suppose one could actually 'do' backyard sugarin'??Pyrolordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943900597278549953noreply@blogger.com