Sugar Cane

Sugar Cane Care

Saccharum Officinarum

What is the plant

Saccharum officinarum, known as sugar cane, is a large tufted perennial grass that is probably native to Southeast Asia. It grows to 15-20’ tall in tropical/semi-tropical areas, but to 5-8’ tall as an annual in cool climates.It is grown in consistently moist, but well-drained soils in full sun. A heavy feeder, feed weekly during hot sunny days with balanced feed with trace. Avoid too high ‘N’ as this will promote weak stems. It is best grown in a wide container/pot. Fast root growth enables fast shoot growth.

It's invasive in French Polynesia, Guam, Hawai'i, Puerto Rico and many other tropical locales.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

min 10°C

Hardiness zone

8 - 12

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water sugarcane with 1 inch of water each week to maintain subtle soil moisture, and expect new shoots in one to three weeks. Increase to 2 inches of water per week when the shoots emerge.
Fertilizer
Give sugarcane 8-8-8 or 10-10-10 fertilizer every second month during the growing season to maintain soil nutrition. Mix the fertilizer into the top 2 inches of soil around each cane, then water.
Sunlight
Grows best in a sunny position.

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Soil
The plant is considered to be moderately tolerant to saline soil conditions and relatively tolerant of acid soils
Temperature
It prefers a mean annual temperature within the range 24 - 37°c, though can tolerate 15 - 41°c
Container
use large 5- to 10-gallon pots with drainage holes for sugarcane, which grows tall and heavy and requires efficient drainage. Put the pots in indoor sites with full sunshine and temperatures of 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Additional
Leaves and sheaths of some varieties are covered with a large number of siliceous hairs. These hairs penetrate the skin of cane cutters and are most unpleasant; hence cane cutters prefer varieties with few hairs or burnt cane[418 ]. (Plant has spines or sharp edges; use extreme caution when handling
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