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Can you grow rice in zone 8 (pacific northwest)?
I got the rice seed mentioned and I'm going to try it in zone 8. I'm just going to grow in buckets/kiddie pool this year though.
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http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/search.php?listname=Rice&item=4312&index=0
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But I have no idea how to make plugs. I'm already behind so I'll probably just start it in a seed tray, like the woman above. Any other suggestions from experienced dry rice farmers?
To the OP's question, I think the only issue would be heat units during the growing season. You say Zone 8 and I think hot, sunny weather. But Pac NW is neither. I am zone 6, but have a warm growing season June-Sept.
I would think that if you can grow good corn, then short season dryland rice should work as well. Give it a try, not much to lose.
Plugs are just individual cell trays for starting seedlings, rather than a basic flat. I used a 128 cell plug tray. If you are unfamiliar, check out the seed starting trays at Johnny's Seeds.
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You may consider listening to this podcast on "rice permaculture". If they can do it in Vermont, I'm quite sure you could do it in the PNW.
http://agroinnovations.com/podcast/2010/12/06/episode-113-temperate-rice-permaculture/
The guest on that episode has been doing a ton of exciting research on the subject.
In this episode of the podcast we are joined once again by permaculture designer and entrepreneur Ben Falk. Ben joined me to talk about his experiments with growing rice in paddies in the temperate climate of Vermont. Topics of discussion include the rationale for working with rice, rice as a hydroponic nutrient management system, the role of animals in rice production, the advantages of using cheap oil to build rice terraces, the potential for tree crops, and the challenges of processing rice at the homestead scale.
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There's great information in this blog on wildcrafting wild rice, as well as processing it. I don't know how germain this is to traditional rice processing, but I hope it's helpful.
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I don't see why it also wouldn't work for oats, rice, barley.
Being a nutrition nerd, I can't help but also say phytic acid is a real concern when it comes to grains. Be sure to process all grains in a way that neutralizes the acid (soaking in acid, fermenting, etc.) before consuming in large quantities. Wild rice still contains phytic acid.
http://www.westonaprice.org/food-features/living-with-phytic-acid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytic_acid
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Thank you!
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So the PNW could possibly be a good producer of rice as well. They grow wild rice in the Willamette valley of OR.
I think Matt Walker, has tried growing rice out on the Olympic Peninsula if I remember correctly but can't remember the results or if it was indeed him. And I can't locate the thread where I read it.
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I did a quick search and found a bunch of threads on the topic:
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Has anyone ever grown rice?
growing rice at home
Is anyone growing rice?
The conversations are every so slightly different, otherwise I might merge some of these threads.
Good luck!!
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