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Growing rice in the UK
I do wonder, considering the rain and slightly warmer weather, if it is possible to grow rice in the UK? Has anyone tried it? It would be surreal to see the hills in Wales and the Lake District to be stepped for rice growing. There could certainly be rice fields on the land around York, if it is warm enough? What do you all think?
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Easier to move to the far east or even Italy !
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/any-tips-for-growing-rice/891644.html
Arborio rice seems worth a go? Anyone have a good source of information on rice growing? Anywhere we can buy viable seed and have a go? It would be good to experiment, perhaps there are hardier varieties?
I'm assuming this is a wind up?
I can't see how it would ever be viable in Britain - no matter how 'mild' it gets in extremely wet areas.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I think the furthest North rice grows is the Carmargue, rather different to the UK
In the sticks near Peterborough
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Course it's a windup, what with all this global warming, climate change and co2 mularkie they are planting rice already in the Arctic Tundra!
I'm off to join them!
Apparently rice needs night time temps of over 15C for at least three months of the year, so not yet here in Norfolk at any rate ............ however, when the time comes this shows us how to do it http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Rice
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.