David, I have a problem, living atop a hill the water goes down. Perusing the site I decided on terraces, "oh dear" what a todo. My neighbours had strong objections to me building walls up their drives then flooding the place, hang on says I you will get free rice for a year then reduced rate. My b##### car is still ion the garage he screamed, yes but think you are saving the planet and it could be worth a bomb in fifty years. Not with water up to its bustle and rice growing out of the windows? Some people are so negative.
Treehugger, i can buy many things in super markets cheaper than i can grow them but against your own the taste like c@@@. We gardeners grow exotics because we want too who cares what it costs.
Arborio rice may be worth a shot? Do they grow it in Northern Italy? If so, it's not too different from parts of Wales? I think if you have a South facing greenhouse/mountain/paddyfield it may happen? Are there any instructions for people who live in a warmer country and grow rice anyway? Perhaps there are hardier types? Anyone know of reliable sources of information? There must be somewhere to buy viable seeds? It would be fun to grow some indoors anyway and experiment.
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Oh how interesting, looking forward to reading your replies
How about watercress
What will you do when there is hosepipe ban in the summer?
They grow arborio rice in the Po valley of Italy. maybe you would have more of a chance with that variety.
Seriously loving your SOH, pansyface!
Btw, the paddy field is in place.
David, I have a problem, living atop a hill the water goes down. Perusing the site I decided on terraces, "oh dear" what a todo. My neighbours had strong objections to me building walls up their drives then flooding the place, hang on says I you will get free rice for a year then reduced rate. My b##### car is still ion the garage he screamed, yes but think you are saving the planet and it could be worth a bomb in fifty years. Not with water up to its bustle and rice growing out of the windows? Some people are so negative.
David should I shelve the scheme???
Frank.
unless you have a heated hydroponics set up you have very little chance as our summers are just too short,
Plus, the cost of running such a system for outweighs the cost of buying a bag of organic rice from a health food shop!
Treehugger, i can buy many things in super markets cheaper than i can grow them but against your own the taste like c@@@. We gardeners grow exotics because we want too who cares what it costs.
Frank
Gents any chance of some Pilau rice
Arborio rice may be worth a shot? Do they grow it in Northern Italy? If so, it's not too different from parts of Wales? I think if you have a South facing greenhouse/mountain/paddyfield it may happen? Are there any instructions for people who live in a warmer country and grow rice anyway? Perhaps there are hardier types? Anyone know of reliable sources of information? There must be somewhere to buy viable seeds? It would be fun to grow some indoors anyway and experiment.