Learning how to make maple syrup is fairly easy, but also time-consuming. For a gallon of maple syrup, you’ll need about 40 gallons of sap. For other trees, such as birch, you’ll need more or less. Birch typically takes 130-150 gallons of sap to make syrup. Boil down the sap i...
How To Make Maple Syrup: From Gathering Sap to Marketing Your Own Syrup.The article reviews the book "How To Make Maple Syrup: From Gathering Sap to Marketing Your Own Syrup" by Steve Anderson and Alison Anderson.EllisKarenEBSCO_bspLibrary Journal...
Collection is relatively quick, and it involves little work from you. A few minutes to set up your tap, then a few more to get the sap running. “A good-size sugar maple tapped in a couple of places can fill a five-gallon bucket in about two days,” says Dave Ackert. The real ti...
Ah, tree sap: the ultimate sticky situation. Whether it's from a hike through the woods or after decorating aChristmas tree, tree sap can cling to your clothes like a magnet. Learninghow to get sap out of clothesis essential, especially if you live or work near an area with a lot of...
Japanese Maple Propagation Japanese maples can range from cheap to extraordinarily expensive at the store, which is why it can be a good project to propagate them yourself at home. Plus, if you have a tree that does particularly well in your or a neighbor’s yard, you can take a cutting...
Assemble your maple tool kit! You’ll need a drill, a maple spile, a hammer and a sap bucket. Step #5 Drill a hole 5-8 cm into the tree at waist height, slanting slightly upwards to allow gravity to help with the sap flow. Clear away any sawdust. ...
Maples come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. They are tall or low-growing, wide-spreading or narrow and columnar, round, or mounded. The growth rate also varies depending on the species. Adapt the form and size of the maple you plant to the landscape use. There are many places wh...
Not all maple trees are created equal when it comes to syrup making. Sugar maples are the cream of the crop, boasting the highest sugar content in their sap. But don’t worry if you don’t have sugar maples in your yard; red, black, and silver maples will also do the trick, though...
Did you know that it takes 40 gallons of sap to make just ONE gallon of maple syrup? No wonder the danged stuff is so expensive. It occurred to me recently that perhaps I could try to make my own. I had heard of other people doing it, and figured I could save a...
Inserting sap collection spout into a sugar maple Cut a 3/4 to 1 inch hole in the shoulder of the jug, next to the handle Sap spiles usually come with a hook from which you can hang a bucket, so if you’re using buckets, just hang it up and you’re done. But if you’re usin...