Propagation of Sugar Cane and Pineapple
Boca_Joe(zone 7b) southern Delaware
18 years ago
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Comments (33)Hi Kim, aw it's OK, it was a fun experiment and I appreciate all your patient coaching. I was just going to post a question asking for a replacement. The spot is in a row of a dozen or so roses at the top of a short retaining wall with other plants in a narrow bed below it (in front of the wall). Facing the wall, it looks like this: Roses at top of wall (L-R): Joyfulness (peachy/apricot blend), Angel Face (will be moved to another spot and replaced with Neptune or similar color), _blank_spot_where_Granada_was_, Double Delight, White Masterpiece.... etc. In front of wall below these roses (again, L-R): Penstemon (violet color), Rose 'Lilian Austin', a mix of lavender-colored perennials(Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' and a Verbena).... etc. So, the replacement would stand between a lavender-colored rose (like Angel Face) and Double Delight, about 4-1/2 feet wide and 4' tall. I'd like colors similar to Granada, but I am open to other suggestions. A good yellow would also be nice; we have Sunsprite near the other end of the row but it's a bit shorter than I'd like in this spot. I'll take a photo and include it in a new post....See Moremy sugar cane crop
Comments (11)I've never tried sugaring it, but basically you just boil the juice and keep skimming off the impurities. I've never grown cane myself, but have had several neighbors who did, and the fresh cane juice sure was a special treat. I ought to say that one did try boiling it down to sugar but decided that he preferred "long sweetening" to all the effort of keeping an eye on the boiling juice for so long--it takes hours....See MoreSugar cane?
Comments (23)heh. im not a fan of pruning the sugar cane but there is this one little corner of my property that looks over to a pedestrian bridge so if I can propagate it over to the left about 10 feet it will block that all out. so im pretty much propping it for privacy but was wondering about the sugar aspect. Right now im soaking some 2' pieces of it for 6 wks.. I heard it works best to do that first. does your husband just put it straight in the ground and keep it wet or soak it first? thanks!...See MoreBuy Sugar Cane online?
Comments (1)There's a number of different varieties of sugar cane, black stemmed, very thin, very thick, but they're very easy to grow and propagate. It wouldn't really matter what you got, as long as it isn't dead. Propagation is by stem cuttings. As long as there's a few nodes along the stem it'll be okay. They can be put in water or else damp soil. They can grow quite tall and they prefer direct hot sun....See Moregatrops
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