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Sugar Cane

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Can you grow sugar cane in central florida (zone 9) and if so where can I get some?


Posted by: Mark (3 points) Mark
Posted: March 14, 2013


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Mark, welcome to PlantVilage. Your question is a bit broad - can you tell us a bit more about your problem. i.e. I assume you've looked some things up, and have tried things. What has worked, what has not, and where can this community help you with?
about 11 years ago.



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I used to live in Ocala, FL and have known people to grow small plots (~4x10 ft). Here's a source suggesting that people in Marion County historically grew sugar cane http://www.rhondabuckner.com/ocala-hi.... I couldn't tell you where to find it locally, but I'd recommend a nursery.

Alternatively, it looks like ebay might be a good resource!

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=S...


Posted by: Ells (2 points) Ells
Posted: March 14, 2013




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Sugar cane can be grown all over Florida, indeed Florida sugar cane accounts for close to half of the cane sugar production for the US as a whole! In fairness, most commercial production occurs in the south of the state but it can be grown throughout.

Sugar cane requires high temperatures, direct sunlight and lots of water in order to thrive. It will grow best in a fertile, deep, well-draining and well-aerated soil with a pH between 5 and 8. It is propagated through cuttings - either from the top of a recently harvested cane or from young plants grown in nurseries. It can actually be propagated from a harvested cane you can buy at the supermarket. Cut it into foot long pieces and you can convince the nodes of the cane to root in warm, moist soil before sectioning it off to produce individual plants.

I’ve certainly seen sugar cane in supermarkets here in PA so I can only assume that you can find it in FL where it is much more widely grown....

Have fun!


Posted by: Lindsay McMenemy (4 points) Lindsay McMenemy
Posted: March 15, 2013


Mark commented,
Wow thanks for the info! It sounds easy to propagate, I've never looked for it at my local super market so it might be there but I've never noticed it either...
about 11 years ago.

Lindsay McMenemy commented,
you are very welcome
about 11 years ago.



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