🌾 Rice
Field Crops · growing reference
| Days to maturity | 120 days – 130 days, by type |
|---|---|
| Germination | 10 days |
| Planted as | lb |
When to plant
In USDA zone 6, for example: Plant around Apr 29, once the soil has warmed — sown into cold ground it just sits.
| Spring | |
|---|---|
| Zone 3 | May 29 |
| Zone 4 | May 21 |
| Zone 5 | May 10 |
| Zone 6 | Apr 29 |
| Zone 7 | Apr 15 |
| Zone 8 | Mar 29 |
| Zone 9 | Mar 6 |
Dates are the typical window for each zone's average frost dates — your own last frost can differ by a couple of weeks. Zone 10 and warmer is effectively frost-free: plant to the season, not the frost. Southern Hemisphere: shift six months.
Rice Cultures
- Paddy · 130 days · 30–60 lbs/plant — Grown in a flooded, leveled basin — the standard method; water controls weeds and heat.
- Upland · 120 days · 20–40 lbs/plant — Rain-fed on unflooded ground — lower-yielding but no paddy needed; the backyard-scalable rice.
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