Drought vs. Excessive Rain

This year we had a mixed year of both drought conditions and excessive rain on the cane. Most stalks this year range from 5 1/2 feet tall to 6 feet tall jointed. Some years we have had such little rain that the stalks would be less than 3 feet tall during droughts and some years the cane will grow well over 6 feet tall. However, you want to have cane about the height ours is this year because taller cane usually has more water than sugar content in the juice, which takes longer to cook into syrup and if the cane is to short you will not have enough juice to have a productive year.