First.
You need a rice seeds, as many as you want for experiments or in large scale. you have to dry first the seeds under the sun for a couple of hours. After drying let it rest for another couple of hours until all heat is exhausted. For a large scale place the rice in a sack, 1 sack corresponds 1/8 of rice full. For experimental purposes place a cup of rice in a small cup. After placing the rice to their corresponding place submerge the rice (the cup or sack of rice) into the water, make sure that no rice will spill or else it will grow in the wrong place. After a couple of days (4-7 days , depending on variety of rice) in water, you will see that the rice will start to grow and it is now ready for the second step.
Second.
Thins step is optional because the purpose of this step is just to simplify the later jobs. You should have to prepare a place where you can partially plant the rice. in choosing a place, it must be muddy, has large amount of water not as large that will make your rice be washed away.
Spread the rice in the mud, make sure that the rice is well scattered because it is need in the other steps. After spreading the seeds you must also put something that will prevent birds from eating your seeds so that you don't have to stay all night protecting your rice. Then you must have to wait for another couple of weeks (2-3 weeks, depending on a variety of rice). You will notice that your rice will grow in 10 to 12 inches then it is ready for the final planting(third step).
Third.
The Final Planting. The same with the second stage, you must have to prepare for a plot that is rich in water and muddy. For easy harvest you must plant the rice in patterns, the basic pattern use is the square pattern. In this pattern you must have to plant the rice in square pattern and the distance of each side plant is 6 to 10 inches, depending on the variety. We use 6to10 inches in plants distances to maximize the nutrients the plant can absorb in the soil. After the rice has been planted, you must do some maintenance to improve the quality and volume of harvest. Like adding fertilizers in the soil, this will improve your plants quality. Plants are like business the more the competition the less the income, those plants that is not rice are also competing for the nutrients. To have more income you must have to remove those unwanted plants.
Fourth.
Harvesting. After a couple of months protecting your rice from any harm it is now ready to be harvested. Rice can be harvest for about 3-4 months, depending on the variety. To make sure that your rice is bow ready to be harvest, you r rice must be golden in color. Test your rice, it must be solid (must have no juicy white milk inside) . Then ,if all the qualifications is all approved then your rice is now ready to be harvest.
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