Although sugarcane thrives in humid temperatures, between 70°F and 95°F, sugarcane can be grown in many areas of the southern United States. Sugarcane is vegetatively propagated by means of seed-cane, a section of a mature cane stalk with one or more buds (or bud-eyes). Following harvest, sugarcane re-sprouts from underground buds located on basal (bottom or lower) portions of old stalks. This process is called ratooning..