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Rice?
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Susan replied to Susan's discussion 'Rice?'

Thanks, they do have several varieties that might be worth trying. And Edson I just bought the new edition of that book but I already loaned it out to some friends who farm -- it might be a while before I can check the bibliography ;) I told them I…

July 22

amygwh replied to Susan's discussion 'Rice?'

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange is offering two varieties of rice this year. I've no idea how it will do in Arizona, but I've grown rice from SESE in my front yard in a little twelve-square-foot rectangle. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get the hul…

July 13

Edson replied to Susan's discussion 'Rice?'

Small Scale Grain Raising cites a December 1975 article from Organic Gardening and Farming magazine (and quotes extensively from it). I don't know if the technique described would apply to your case though. It has another section on wild rice (which…

July 10

Susan replied to Susan's discussion 'Rice?'

I don't think that will work, they have a catalog but it's for Indian farmers. Thanks, though. That's the problem I've been running into all along -- rice simply isn't grown here as a small crop like corn or beans. I guess I'll just keep looking. O…

July 9

Jon Strode replied to Susan's discussion 'Rice?'

Susan, Try the link below.It may have what you are looking for. Jon http://www.greenconserve.com/seed_catalog.html

July 9

Susan added a discussion

Rice?

Anybody trying to grow rice? Or know of anybody who is? I'm trying to find some dryland rice to grow here in Arizona...I know it exists, but outside of Asia I don't know where. I've only found one place online that even sells rice in seed form here…

July 7

Susan replied to Shasha's discussion 'what to grow'

We are trying potatoes this year. I bought seed potatoes for varieties that we can't get from the store, or can get only in limited time spans -- cranberry reds, true blue (they stay blue all the way through even after cooking, great for potato sala…

March 1

Susan replied to Edson's discussion 'How do you start your seeds?'

I saved the little mini greenhouses I bought last year and purchased new seed starting peat discs. I know, I know, not sustainable...but they work really well, and I hate to create more trash/spend more money on something else. I just planted a gre…

March 1