Wild rice?

[FlatBottom]

I was wondering if anyone out there has ever grown "Wild" rice? I was wondering what it would take to grow some (water depth, light, ph?). I've got a nice little pond and if anything I guess it would help the wood ducks out that visit it, if some grew.

[FlatBottom]

Really....there isn't anyone out there that has at least thought about growing rice?

[Jameson]

Prairie Land Management sells the rice. Maybe they would have more info for you.

[john.wells]

I believe wild rice needs specific conditions to grow in, but it would be neat to give it a go. Try testing seed from a bag of rice in a little water to see if it germinates. I might just try it myself to see what happens. If it does start to grow, I would think you could go out in a canoe and scatter a bag of wild rice and hope for the best. Worst case scenario is you are out a few bucks, best case it grows!

[kobear]

Soft Bottom, 3 feet deep or less.

If the water "bounces" up just after the rice transitions to floating leaf stage it can be uprooted. This can be due to water level changes, heavy wave action, and boat wakes.

It's best seeded in fall right after you harvest it, I'm sure PLM will tell you to go ahead and seed now.

We've added 10# each of the last three years and there are large beds now. Previously there was none on our 15 acre slough now there are two beds of almost an acre each and a twenty foot strip along the NW shore for 300 yards or more. Some years just aren't suitable for rice so plan on seeding several years in a row.