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Old 09-12-2013, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by swamp snorkler View Post
I'm surronded by cane, they fertilize once a year and a few weeks before harvest the spray some chemical to almost kill it to make the sugar yeild go up. Chemicals cost and farmers aint down with spending a ton of money.
Yep they spray it to imitate a freeze. If they do happen to get a hard freeze they don't have to.
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