[dissimulo]

Is anyone growing small amounts of rice? I'm thinking about giving it a try. It seems a lot more labor intensive than other grains, but I eat rice almost every day and would be loath to live without it. I understand there are mountain varieties that are better suited for cooler climates, but I haven't had any luck tracking down seed yet.

I'm not a total doomer - I figure it will probably be possible to get wheat as long as I live, but I'm not so sure about rice.

Heh. Plus, I'll be able to greet the Chinese when they get here. Ni hao! Wo you bai fan!

[papalegba]

The Japanese have developed varieties that can be grown in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, where it never could be grown before because the climate was too cold. Hokkaido's still fairly warm, however, so the northern limit of rice is still way below that of wheat. Sigh. I'm with you on that - I'm from big wheat country, and as much as I love it, I don't think I can live without rice either.

[Doly]

I wonder when rice started to become common food in Northern Europe... that could give us some clue about how easy it is to transport.

[RonMN]

I'm trying wild rice...i'm currently looking for streams by my house and calm runoff ponds where the cattails grow. This fall i'll be scattering wild rice in there in hopes it'll grow on it's own & hopefully reseed itself year after year.

[Ludi]

There are dryland varieties of rice which don't require flooding. Also, rice does not require transplanting though this is done in traditional rice culture. But Masanobu Fukuoka grew it without transplanting.

Dryland rice seeds:

http://www.bountifulgardens.org/shop/gr ... .html#rice

[Specop_007]

Why the hell would you want to grow it?
Heres the skinny man. Time is money, PO or not. Your gonna put alot of time and effort into rice.
For about 300 or 400 bucks you can go to a wholesale distributor and buy enough rice to last you half a lifetime.
While that may seem expensive, compared to the tool/land/time investment you'd make to grow rice I think you'd come out ahead.

Now, if you want to do it for personal enjoyment thats a whole different ballgame.

[dissimulo]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'F')or about 300 or 400 bucks you can go to a wholesale distributor and buy enough rice to last you half a lifetime.
While that may seem expensive, compared to the tool/land/time investment you'd make to grow rice I think you'd come out ahead.

[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'W')hy the hell would you want to grow it?
Heres the skinny man. Time is money, PO or not. Your gonna put alot of time and effort into rice.
For about 300 or 400 bucks you can go to a wholesale distributor and buy enough rice to last you half a lifetime.
While that may seem expensive, compared to the tool/land/time investment you'd make to grow rice I think you'd come out ahead.

Now, if you want to do it for personal enjoyment thats a whole different ballgame.

[dissimulo]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 's')o I am learning to grow rice and you specialty cop version 007 are storing rice in your bugout cabin with your big gun defending it from bad bitches. I have nothing except a rice field and a harvest. If I were a bad bitch then I would come after your store and leave my rice field alone. Who is smarter?

[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'W')hy the hell would you want to grow it?
Heres the skinny man. Time is money, PO or not. Your gonna put alot of time and effort into rice.
For about 300 or 400 bucks you can go to a wholesale distributor and buy enough rice to last you half a lifetime.
While that may seem expensive, compared to the tool/land/time investment you'd make to grow rice I think you'd come out ahead.

Now, if you want to do it for personal enjoyment thats a whole different ballgame.

[rogerhb]

Rice praises 'moderate' Indonesia

Okay, Indonesia, although part of OPEC, now technically an importer, and also an economic basket case....

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'H')undreds of people protested in Jakarta as Ms Rice's two-day visit began.

Chanting anti-US slogans, they held a rowdy demonstration outside the heavily guarded US embassy building in the capital.

[pup55]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')o is totally clueless on what happened in East Timor, the way the army operates, and the clash between muslims and christians.

[rogerhb]

She's doing well while impersonating Phineas Fogg, see how many more people we can upset.

Protesters interrupt speech by Rice

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('7', 'P')rotesters twice interrupted a speech by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday after anti-war activists clashed with police outside a Sydney venue.

Five protesters were charged when about 40 anti-war demonstrators rallied outside Sydney's Conservatorium of Music, which was patrolled by police on horseback and members of the dog squad.

[madison]

Is there any place on the west coast, or a specific microclimate, good for growing rice? Anyone know anything about rice???

[BW]

http://www.calrice.org/

[Ludi]

I understand you can grow rice anywhere with a reasonably long growing season and good rainfall (or irrigation); there are upland rice varieties that don't need flooding.

Here's a source of adaptable rice varieties seeds:

http://www.bountifulgardens.org/products.asp?dept=4

[madison]

Thank you so much, Ludi.

Is it a bit quiet around here lately?