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Well they rooted just fine in a plastic bag; wrapping them in paper towels was crucial. 9 are now in dirt with 3 more to follow. The initial cut sections were sawed off because they began molding quite quickly. Always up for an experiment (okay, I'm cheap), I tucked them into a pot; the jury's still out on one 1/2" section but the other one rooted and has a healthy green sprout! Fortunately I found it lying on the ground and stuck it back in soil because apparently the coons or armadillos smelled something sweet and dug it up. These were the fat red/maroon ones; what are they?

I helped my benefactress cut up her sticks on Sunday (which she'd let sit in water then let them dry up and they were beginning to ferment). Just for a lark, I grabbed a 2" section of a thin green variety. (What is that?) Came home, wrapped it up, put it in the bag with the others and it's begun rooting. Like me she's never had any success with testing germination on paper towels before things stink and mold so she's unconvinced you can't do sugar cane this way; I'm a believer. She's going to stick hers in water--again. Oh, well.

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