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Quick answer
- Plant Sugar cane on dirt, grass, sand or mud right next to water.
- It grows up to 3 blocks tall, about one block every 18 minutes on Java.
- 3 sugar cane make 3 paper.
Sugar cane turns into paper for books, maps and rockets, and sugar for cakes and potions. A small farm goes a long way.
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Where it grows
Place sugar cane on grass, dirt, sand or mud that has water directly beside it. Water diagonal to it doesn't count.
Simple layoutDig a long line of water, and plant sugar cane on both sides of it.
Growth
3blocks max height
~18 minper block on Java
Bone meal only works on sugar cane in Bedrock.
Harvesting
Break the second block from the bottom. Everything above it drops, and the bottom block stays planted to regrow.
Keep the waterIf you remove the water next to it, the sugar cane breaks.
What to make
- Paper: 3 sugar cane make 3 paper, for books, maps and firework rockets.
Sugar: 1 sugar cane makes 1 sugar, for cake, pumpkin pie and potions of swiftness.
An enchanting setup needs 15 bookshelves, which takes 135 paper.
Cheat sheet
- Must be right next to water
- Grows to 3 blocks
- Break the second block to harvest
- 3 cane = 3 paper
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