Re: Growing sugar?
- To: n*@mindsovermatter.com, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Growing sugar?
- From: J* M*
- Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 20:37:55 -0700
Nan,
We are growing the "Black" or 'purple" sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum
'Violaceum'). It is very well-behaved, staying in a very tight clump--no
running rhizomes at all. Even in our mild climate, it is marginally hardy,
and it takes really hot weather for it to recover from winter and take off.
Most of the year, it just sits and waits for the 90-degree plus days and
nights in the upper 60s. After a couple of months of hellish heat--up to
108--it now looks great. Do you live far enough inland to get this kind of
heat? It helps to put it on a protected spot next to a reflective
south-facing wall.
John MacGregor
jonivy@earthlink.net
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>From: Nan Sterman <nsterman@mindsovermatter.com>
>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: Growing sugar?
>Date: Sat, Sep 30, 2000, 9:23 AM
>
> anyone ever grown sugarcane? I am concerned about whether I need to
> put in a root guard -- does it spread like bamboo or like an unruly
> grass?
>
>
> Nan
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> Nan Sterman
> San Diego County California
> Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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