Mid-30s overnight. Reached 50 in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy all day. The weather pattern is warming.
Longer time now between batches of syrup also confirms the lower sugar content in the sap. We’ll finish cooking the 135 gallons of sap tomorrow, then call it a season. There’s still a lot of work to do, but no more sap to collect or cook.
The day cooking.
6:15 AM 18 ¼”
7:00 AM 17 ¾”
7:25 AM batch
8:00 AM 16 ½”
9:00 AM 15 ¼”
10:00 AM 13 ½”
11:00 AM 12 ¼”
12:00 PM 10 ¼”
12:45 PM batch
1:00 PM 8 ¾”
2:00 PM 7 ¼”
3:00 PM 5 ¾”
4:00 PM 4 ¼”
5:00 PM 3”
5:40 PM batch
6:00 PM 2 “
6:30 PM 7/8”
6:40 PM done
Into the woods by 5:30 AM. Back to the farmhouse by 6:45 PM.