Rice Cultivars for Cold Temperate Gardens
These rice cultivars belong to the Asian rice botanical group Oryza sativa. They set mature, viable seed in Michiana within our ~145 day growing season. All are grown in upland, dry, non-flooded conditions though some are botanically classified as a lowland or paddy cultivar.
January 2025 inaugurates our partnership with Indiana Seedsman John Sherck who prior to his brief sabbatical from seed sales was (and remains!) the Gold Standard for rice grown in northern temperate conditions. We are now sourcing rice grown on his Indiana family farm that is identified by "Sherck Seeds" under the cultivar name on its product page.
For a useful overview of the rice plant, please see the technical bulletin The Morphology and Varietal Characteristics of the Rice Plant.
Join the growing discussions (pun intended!) in the Facebook group: Upland Rice Growing in Cold Temperate Climates.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Keep in mind, rice seed is hulled. Rice is planted in its hull but after harvest, that hull must be removed before eating. De-hulling rice is not easily achieved by hand, requiring mechanical assistance such as the Grainmaker, a Brill De-huller or an electric de-huller.
N.B.: The cultivation requirements for wild rice (Zizania spp.) is beyond our scope and abilities and as a result it is not a species we grow.
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