It is maple sugaring time in the PacNW. After almost 4 weeks of cloudy, dismal weather delaying tapping time of our native big leaf maples, the weather sites are predicting at least ten days of good production ahead (fingers crossed). For our trees to produce over our very long season (2-1/2 months normally), we need cool mornings with light frost followed by days close to 50 degrees with a couple hours of sun to warm the top of the trees. We have already lost three weeks of the season so , hopefully, the next ten days will give a running start.