Like your information always helpful would like to see more on walnut syrup.i didn't know you could use so many different trees.thank you Tim from north GA.
I know I'm WAY behind, but I'm going to try tapping some maple trees from the suburbs of Chicago next year. You really make it sound simple Ashley.
Off topic.... raised beds. I have more 2x10's but they are stained and varnished. Is that a problem or should I plane them down on the dirt side! Thank you!
I love your articles and truly, I had never even thought about canning lemonade concentrate - even though we drink lemonade a lot in the summer! It just never crossed my mind! Thank u for pointing out something so obvious that I just hadn’t seen before! 😁
Today we built a greenhouse, and I planted onion seed starts, using the potato onion seeds I saved from last year’s surprise blooms (potato onions rarely do this, I’m told, though it’s happened to me twice).
That brings back memories of my Vermont Grandparents taking me to their friends sugar house as a kid. They gave me a plastic cup of warm syrup with a healthy shot of whiskey in it and a sugar house donut!
Loved this article. Good info for the future. We are starting very small with our homesteading on 1 1/2 acres of land but once we can do all we are able here, we hope to do more on a bit more acreage in the future.
"If you’re just collecting a small amount of sap for fresh use, you can literally trim off the tips of a low-hanging maple branch and tie on an old bottle to collect the sap. It will run just like that, no tap required"
This sugar season has been quirky here in central Massachusetts. Off again/on again kind of season. I wish I could post pictures here as I'd show you my low cost, homestead set up. The evaporator you show is a beauty! Mine was an Italian army meat tray I got for $35 from Dirt Cheap. Been using it for a couple of decades.
Thank you for teaching me where my food comes from! 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gal of syrup?!! I have acquired such a respect for food since I have learned what it takes before it enters my stomach. Sounds so silly, but being 53 & not knowing any of this is so embarrassing. I just learned how to plant a seed last year. I was flabbergasted when I realized I had to wait 4 months to see a small beet. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and resources.
LOL! Welcome to homesteading! I'm always a season or two ahead of myself. I love maple sugaring because it's at a (relatively) slow time for me. Sugaring usually ends when the daffodils come up and the maple trees' buds turn red and open. I love it when winter is turning into spring. I work to keep ahead of things by rototilling the gardens in the Fall and planting garlic in Oct/Nov. We yearn for "green" and keep a four season, all glass room attached to the living room to help us. I find myself in the curious position of harvesting lemons and maple syrup at the same time. It took years.
Hi Ashley, I loved your article on tree tapping for Syrup. I've lived on the west for most my life, I would love to learn this craft.
I just wanted to ask you if you've heard of geoengineeringwatch.org? These days there's many toxins in the snow that falls, might invade the syrup? Just a friendly heads up question.
Like your information always helpful would like to see more on walnut syrup.i didn't know you could use so many different trees.thank you Tim from north GA.
We are going to look at a house with 10 acres and A LOT OF TREES!
This really made me ready to get a move on! Get out of this rental and into our own place.
I know I'm WAY behind, but I'm going to try tapping some maple trees from the suburbs of Chicago next year. You really make it sound simple Ashley.
Off topic.... raised beds. I have more 2x10's but they are stained and varnished. Is that a problem or should I plane them down on the dirt side! Thank you!
I love your articles and truly, I had never even thought about canning lemonade concentrate - even though we drink lemonade a lot in the summer! It just never crossed my mind! Thank u for pointing out something so obvious that I just hadn’t seen before! 😁
Thank you for the timely article. Should you only harvest shag bark while the tree is in a dormant state, or can you harvest the bark all year round?
Today we built a greenhouse, and I planted onion seed starts, using the potato onion seeds I saved from last year’s surprise blooms (potato onions rarely do this, I’m told, though it’s happened to me twice).
But what does walnut syrup taste like? Haha 😆
That brings back memories of my Vermont Grandparents taking me to their friends sugar house as a kid. They gave me a plastic cup of warm syrup with a healthy shot of whiskey in it and a sugar house donut!
Loved this article. Good info for the future. We are starting very small with our homesteading on 1 1/2 acres of land but once we can do all we are able here, we hope to do more on a bit more acreage in the future.
"If you’re just collecting a small amount of sap for fresh use, you can literally trim off the tips of a low-hanging maple branch and tie on an old bottle to collect the sap. It will run just like that, no tap required"
This is fascinating, and news to me!
This sugar season has been quirky here in central Massachusetts. Off again/on again kind of season. I wish I could post pictures here as I'd show you my low cost, homestead set up. The evaporator you show is a beauty! Mine was an Italian army meat tray I got for $35 from Dirt Cheap. Been using it for a couple of decades.
Thank you for teaching me where my food comes from! 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gal of syrup?!! I have acquired such a respect for food since I have learned what it takes before it enters my stomach. Sounds so silly, but being 53 & not knowing any of this is so embarrassing. I just learned how to plant a seed last year. I was flabbergasted when I realized I had to wait 4 months to see a small beet. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and resources.
We cover ours very lightly with soil at the start.
Hi, I live in the mountains with more than 50 varieties of pines on our property, can you tap/sugar pine trees?
LOL! Welcome to homesteading! I'm always a season or two ahead of myself. I love maple sugaring because it's at a (relatively) slow time for me. Sugaring usually ends when the daffodils come up and the maple trees' buds turn red and open. I love it when winter is turning into spring. I work to keep ahead of things by rototilling the gardens in the Fall and planting garlic in Oct/Nov. We yearn for "green" and keep a four season, all glass room attached to the living room to help us. I find myself in the curious position of harvesting lemons and maple syrup at the same time. It took years.
Hi Ashley, I loved your article on tree tapping for Syrup. I've lived on the west for most my life, I would love to learn this craft.
I just wanted to ask you if you've heard of geoengineeringwatch.org? These days there's many toxins in the snow that falls, might invade the syrup? Just a friendly heads up question.
Kindly, Laura🤠