Back when I was a kid my dad got some sugar cane stalks from an old man and planted them in our garden. I remember them being taller than I was by the end of the year. Well I got to thinkin maybe I should try growing some sugar cane. Itll take 2 years from what I've read but not from what I remember. I was thinking I could use the juice in my teas and compost the stalks I juice. Any extras I could use to replant. does anyone know where I can obtain stalks to start with? Has anyone tried this before?
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dont know where to start but im thinking of doing the same thing. my neighbor(next door) grows it and i bum it from him. gimme a day to ask him and i will get back to ya. he grows his in a swimming pool that has been filled in. i use it in my teas with great results.
Whole Foods carries cane juice. It is next to the blackstrap molasses, and above the maple syrup.
For what it's worth.
For what it's worth.
Do a little research P-nut. I think you can plant the stalks. Neighbor said he digs up some little stalks or something and rep[lants em. IDK the whole deal, but I do know that once they get going, they are very hardy. A trip to Baton Rouge LA a few months ago opened my eyes to how large scale sugar cane production really is.
P.S. I was given some of those stalks and they were immediately hacked up with a meat cleaver and tossed into the tea. The results were foamalicious. I really like the idea of uisng it in my teas, and it's dirt cheap.
P.S. I was given some of those stalks and they were immediately hacked up with a meat cleaver and tossed into the tea. The results were foamalicious. I really like the idea of uisng it in my teas, and it's dirt cheap.
sugar-cane as additive to feeding is being used nowdays, specially as a booster in flowering. in the spanish forum some of us have been discussing how to prepare it for a while now and we all have different ways to do it, but an important point is to always start lightly, a little goes a long way...
regarding where to get stalks where you are, I have no idea, your best bet is to find out where in your area is sugar-cane being ciltivated and get stalks from them, there are many strains.
good luck and much peace
regarding where to get stalks where you are, I have no idea, your best bet is to find out where in your area is sugar-cane being ciltivated and get stalks from them, there are many strains.
good luck and much peace
Swampdank
Is that a product from Great Britain? There's a product that is used 'across the pond' known as 'golden syrup' (generic name) and I have tried and tried to find it here in anything other than a 6 oz. jar or so.
That looks like a great product!
Some of the Costco Warehouse stores also carry organic evaporated cane sugar. It's from the Wholesome Sweetners company. It's the same product that Whole Foods carries.
Look for the 'Billington's Sugar' product - same company.
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CC: LOL! that pic was the only one of the product that I could find. I usually buy it in little bottles about 12 oz or so. I wish I could find a can like that. I buy it at our local grocery.
If you have trouble getting a hold of it, let me know. I live in the deep south and products like this are abundant. I could check Sam's for some bigger containers. If not, a coupla bottles should last quite awhile. I tasted it and it is "pure" sugar. The sweetness was almost nauseating.
I also like the wholesome foods Sucanat. I get it at the health food store here, when I go. (which should be more often LOL)
If you have trouble getting a hold of it, let me know. I live in the deep south and products like this are abundant. I could check Sam's for some bigger containers. If not, a coupla bottles should last quite awhile. I tasted it and it is "pure" sugar. The sweetness was almost nauseating.
I also like the wholesome foods Sucanat. I get it at the health food store here, when I go. (which should be more often LOL)
SwampDank
Thanks! I went to their web site and ordered up a 4-pack of their 16 oz. bottles. I actually wanted it to grow another type of plant - wild yeast. According to an old book on bread baking from the 1930's, this type of product is helpful to grow the lacto bacillus found in wild yeast cultures (sourdough for most Americans).
I'm going to pass a couple of bottles off to some bread bakers that I pal around with.
Thanks again!
CC
Thanks! I went to their web site and ordered up a 4-pack of their 16 oz. bottles. I actually wanted it to grow another type of plant - wild yeast. According to an old book on bread baking from the 1930's, this type of product is helpful to grow the lacto bacillus found in wild yeast cultures (sourdough for most Americans).
I'm going to pass a couple of bottles off to some bread bakers that I pal around with.
Thanks again!
CC
