Companion Planting; Organic Rice, Wheat and Soy Beans
June 12, 2010 by admin
We planted our first rice paddy today! The organic rice “ine”
(seedlings) are especially adapted to thrive with the cold weather we
have been having this year. We planted about 125 tsubo (410m2) which
should yield about 200kg of rice come harvest time in November. Seven
Earth Embassy farm staff and interns did this in about 2 hrs. Thats
100kg an hour! We also helped local farmer Hirata-san plant soy beans in
between rows of wheat, which will help control weeds and fix nitrogen in
the soil as a fertilizer. Looking forward to home-made bread, beans and
rice come fall. Hope you can join us for a meal.
[permaculture] companion planting : Earth Embassy,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 01/24/2011