Sugar cane can only be planted on grass, dirt, podzol, and sand blocks. The block must be directly adjacent to water and not merely above or diagonal as with crops. ... Sugar cane's growth rate is unaffected by the absence of light. Sugar cane can naturally grow up to 3 blocks in height.

Can sugar cane grow underwater?

Sugar Cane is used to make sugar and paper. It is also used to make underwater air plugs, since it can grow underwater, and makes an air pocket if it is 2 blocks tall.

Can you grow sugarcane underground in Minecraft?

It is impossible to plant and farm crops on any other material block (excluding mushrooms, sugarcane, and cactus). As long as the conditions are appropriate, crops can be farmed both above land and underground as long as they are planted on dirt blocks.