Sugar Cane

chillidude · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:38 pm

Before anyone gets excited, I know it's not a fruit tree, but neither Vegetables or Herbs seemed any more valid, so here it is.

Called in and saw a mate a few weeks ago who's wife is from Laos and, to my mind, is a gardening legend. Amongst other things, she gave me a 1½ ft piece of sugar cane and the complex instructions of, "Stick it in the ground. Water it." :confused:

So I did.

earthbound · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:03 pm

I had masses of it at my place, grows pretty well in Perth, I just never really found much of a use for it. Mitch took some from my place a few weeks back and says that he's planted it and it's growing well..

I told him I don't believe him. (hint hint Mitch)

chillidude · **Posted:** Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:57 pm

Yeah EB, it's mainly there for novelty value and the possibility of adding a little protection or support for the banana tree.

Need more piccies Mitch, or one of your great reference posts.

lee · **Posted:** Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:58 am

Most use it as a wind break. That would be good growing along fence lines instead of weeds.

chillidude · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:24 am

lee wrote:

Most use it as a wind break. That would be good growing along fence lines instead of weeds.

Good idea Lee - may have to do some transplants in a couple of years when it's taking off, as ectra protection for the banana tree.

Snags · **Joined:** Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:52 pm **Posts:** 234

earthbound wrote:

I just never really found much of a use for it.

Sugar cane prawns
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/cookandchef/txt/s2049161.htm

Steve S · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:21 pm

earthbound wrote:

I just never really found much of a use for it.

Sugarcane juice (landline)

Code:

PIP COURTNEY: Sugarcane juice isn't a new product by any means. In countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, and Brazil, street vendors sell it fresh. 

It's renowned for being a thirst-quencher. Sonya Maley says all she has done is upscale and modernise a traditional favourite.

Big_Dave · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:12 pm

We have heaps of Cane Toads if you want to keep those Cane Beetles in check!

dufflight · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:26 pm

Axl · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:42 pm

At Ag College we used to just cut a bit and chew on it like a lolly

earthbound · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:26 pm

Axl wrote:

At Ag College we used to just cut a bit and chew on it like a lolly

What? Cane toads.?

Axl · **Posted:** Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:45 am

Yeah, you skin them and strecth them out in the sun till they're dry, Toad Jerky!

We used to eat the cane too

chillidude · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:29 pm

Just putting these photos up for Burnsy, as request in the BYAP forum - thought I better put 'em here seein' as they're growing in the dirt :thumb:

The plant on the left is the one I put in early this year, the one on the right went in a few weeks back.

Burnsy · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:57 pm

Nice one CD, mine have done squat sitting in my AP drain tube so I guess I will be planting them out into dirt this weekend - after I go and remove a swarm of bees from a compost bin for my second hive :joy:

As a side, I think it is just starting to come into the season for growth of cane and the ike here as my lemon grass that has spent the last six months as root nodes only has just sprouted over the last week.

earthbound · **Posted:** Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:57 pm

Yeah, we are waiting for ours to take off, been pretty much stagnant over winter...

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