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Re: Curing splitted cane

Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2009-02-01 14:57

Generally cane is harvested in the winter months when the water content is lowest. The leaves are stripped and it is sun dried with turning for several weeks which turns it the characteristic yellow golden color. The cane is then cut at the internode spaces and put into burlap or polymesh bags and aged at a relatively low humidity at about 20 degrees C for at least a year sometimes more (sometimes 2 or 3). The cane is then split and processed into reeds. Cane is cured before being split. (Disclaimer - I raise cane)
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com

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