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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

I have long wanted to grow rice.  I am familiar with Fukuoka and his 
rice growing and seed coating stuff.  Ingenious guy.  Anyway, somewhere 
I have some rice links..I'll try to find them.  If I were to grow 
something, I think it would be rice.  You are thinking like me as far as 
using junk to create an artificial paddy.
I haven't made molasses, but I have some that a neighbor made, so if you 
want me to ask, I can. He's a wealth of information anyway..

B

eureka AT hctc.net wrote:

> Although Fukuoka is able to grow rice without a paddy I'm 
> reluctant to try in this semi-desert. He says the only 
> reason rice is flooded is to cut down on competitive 
> weeds. Rice is grown in Texas, but closer to the Gulf 
> Coast. I have an oddball 15 foot round metal stock tank 
> like swimming pool cut down by the previous owners into a 
> pond in the middle of my back yard that might make a good 
> paddy. As it is, it's just an eyesore in full sun.
>
> Across the creek I probably have 3 or 4 sunny areas in 
> speargrass I don't particularly care about preserving that 
> could become grain beds. These areas would be about 
> 200-250 sq. ft. Is this enough space to grow grain for two 
> people?
>
> I read a lot online about grain but it's all from a 
> northern perspective. I need some information for Zone 8a. 
> Unless you are managing for white tailed deer, the local 
> extension agency is useless.
>
> We have a rogue sorghum plant that comes up in our garden 
> every year. Has anyone ever grown it and made their own 
> molasses?
>
> --Sage
> Way Out in Texas
>
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:19:03 -0400
>   EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > I just took a cursory look, but that's cool.  Tonight I 
> > will look at it 
> > a bit closer..thanks for the link.
> > How much and what type of grain are you thinking of?  I 
> > know we touched 
> > on this a few weeks back.
> >
> > B
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