[Syrupmakers] The scoop on thinning cane

[Keith Kinney]

Joe
When you thin your cane what distance do you leave between the stalks?
Thanks.
Keith

At 07:05 AM 9/11/2007, you wrote:
>Yes, by all means, thin your cane not long after it comes up! I wish 
>I had gotten to mine sooner this year, but we got a late start and 
>had too many irons in the fire. Out of 40-some rows, I only managed 
>to get 12 thinned -- but those 12 rows are 10 feet tall, thick 
>stalks, straight and solid. The other rows, most are spindly and 
>some are lodging, unable to support those seedheads and stand up to 
>the wind and rain of the past couple of days. Sorghum cane too thick 
>just doesn't grow the way it should, I guess, and now we might have 
>to strip and cut some early to fight the lodging (and stop it from 
>spreading.) Still, we should have enough juice for several gallons of syrup.
>
>Joe Castle
>Stambaugh, Ky.
>
>On 9/10/07, Herb McIntyre <<mailto:hpm at intrstar.net>hpm at intrstar.net> wrote:
>Well as a new syrup maker - maybe I should not chime in - but I will.  I
>did not thin and I think I should have.   My planting was very thick and
>I would up with many plants ready to harvest and quite a few not so
>ready.  If I had thinned I believe I would have had a much more
>consistent crop.  So I plan to thin next year.
>
>Herb
>
>Steve, Michelle, Miranda & Ashlyn wrote:
> > I have been reading through the archives and see where thinning is
> > taking place. What is all the advantages of thining. Does the larger
> > cane produce more juice over all? I am in the learning process about
> > cane. This is the second year we have planted it. I would love to
> > learn to cook it.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Steve
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Keith Kinney
Evansville, Indiana  USA
www.HerculesEngines.com 
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