[Syrupmakers] cane storage

[Sheila Claxton]

The building we used is a well insulated shop building. I agree that the 
ground would be warmer than the air circulating under a trailor. We already 
have it loaded to take to the mill, so we just put it in the shop till we 
can cook.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley" <branchheadranch at embarqmail.com>
To: "A list for sorghum and cane syrupmakers" <syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Covering cane


> The earth is a lot warmer than on a trailer. Just pile
> It up on the ground and cover with hay/tarp. Unless you have an insulated 
> barn where you are backing it it, I think my tin wall barn gets colder 
> than outside air temp on cold wintertime nights. Or just leave the cane 
> growing and crank up some overhead irrigation a few hours before daylight 
> and let run till tomorrow morning after all that ice melts away and the 
> cane will never know it went through a freeze, on second thought if you 
> got the cane already cut down just turn the sprinkler on the trailer load 
> and let run till tomorrow morning after ice melts.
>
>
>> On Nov 12, 2013, at 7:48 PM, Forrest Moore <forrest at vommoorehaus.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, I put mine on a trailer and covered it with straw and a tarp.
>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 10:55 PM, sam mcbroom <sjmcbroom1 at hotmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> I covered mine up with pine straw.
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: sc54 at wildblue.net
>>>> To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
>>>> Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:47:06 -0500
>>>> Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Covering cane
>>>
>>>>
>>>> We have our on a trailor and pull it into a metal building until we can
>>>> cook.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Forrest Moore" <forrest at vommoorehaus.com>
>>>> To: "A list for sorghum and cane syrupmakers"
>>>> <syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net>
>>>> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 8:15 PM
>>>> Subject: [Syrupmakers] Covering cane
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I will have the rest of my cane cut tomorrow but cannot get it all
>>>>> cooked before the freezing temperatures forecast for Wednesday night.
>>>>> I'd like advice on the best way to cover the sugarcane. The forecast
>>>>> is for 28 degrees but I live in a low area and usually am a few
>>>>> degrees cooler.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Forrest
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Forrest Moore
>>>>> Drahthaar vom Moorehaus
>>>>> www.vommoorehaus.com
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