Why Won't This Sugarcane Grow?

I was recently playing on a factions server, and decided that I needed more money. So I began building an underground sugarcane farm. All was fine until about ten minutes later I noticed the sugarcane still hadn't grown at all. I have the sugarcane on dirt and the room is four blocks high. I waited even longer later and still nothing. Why wont this sugarcane grow?

EDIT: Here is a screenshot:

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3 Answers

It seems that you may be dealing with an instance where the server staff has nerfed sugarcane's growth rate, most likely using a plugin, or the built-in feature of spigot.

This is often done to prevent the price of easily-farm-able goods, like sugarcane, from dropping to rock bottom, or, in the event of a server store, people getting too rich.

Ask the server staff about this, and maybe they will give you some hints for their specific implementation.

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There are two reasons why the sugarcane might not be growing:

1. The ceiling of the underground plantation is too low

2. The sugarcane needs light

   One thing you might want to try is using sand in place of the dirt, because sugarcane can grow on both. If none of these suggestions work, just try your best. :)

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Wait for it to grow naturally; don't place it.