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[Seed Keepers] Growing rice in Piedmont North Carolina

From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@intrex.net>
To: seedkeepers <seedkeepers@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [Seed Keepers] Growing rice in Piedmont North Carolina
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:48:53 -0400

Does anyone have any information on growing rice in the Piedmont
region of North Carolina? It is being grown in Masachusetts.

Cultural methods
Soil requirements
Rice varieties appropriate for this region
Seed sources
Irrigation needs (I think the upland varieties are drought resistant)

What kind of huller/thresher is needed? Can the crop be properly harvested
with
a scythe, bundled and bound for drying?

Are there appropriate technology for developing nations designs/plans for
home shop built thresher/huller machines?

Thanks for any feedback.

Lawrence

[Seed Keepers] Growing rice in Piedmont North Carolina, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 07/25/2008