My Backyard Experiment

[surfzone]

So I decided that I wanted to replant the yard after neglecting my vegetable patch for a while. So far I've planted tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers, cucumbers, and watermelon. As a way of just saying that I did it I also planted rice and cotton. I think that I will be planting okra and another crop that I'm not too sure on soon. It's Late March in South Carolina, and that means that it's about to get HOT!

[nlange21]

Congratulations!

It sure is sticky and hot here in FL as well.





Good luck to you and your plants.


-Nick

[Grey]

Yeah I don't miss the humidity of Florida. Lived there most of my life. The plants usually like it though!

[Midnight Gardener]

So I decided that I wanted to replant the yard after neglecting my vegetable patch for a while. So far I've planted tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers, cucumbers, and watermelon. As a way of just saying that I did it I also planted rice and cotton. I think that I will be planting okra and another crop that I'm not too sure on soon. It's Late March in South Carolina, and that means that it's about to get HOT!

Pictures please, we want pictures! I'm curious how you planted rice? I live around rice fields and they are flooded most of the time. Did you make a bed and then flood it?

[surfzone]

Well my rice is planted in old aquariums that I had in the yard I just put some compost at the bottom of the tanks I'd say about two to three inches, planted my rice seeds, and flooded the tanks with enough water to have about an inch of water over the soil. In the past I used kiddy pools and anything else that held water.
rice
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Tomatoes and peppers
[img]https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/Surfzone/garden002.jpg[/img]

This is where I'm going to plant the okra
[img]https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/Surfzone/garden001.jpg[/img]

[Midnight Gardener]

Well my rice is planted in old aquariums that I had in the yard I just put some compost at the bottom of the tanks I'd say about two to three inches, planted my rice seeds, and flooded the tanks with enough water to have about an inch of water over the soil. In the past I used kiddy pools and anything else that held water.
rice
[img]https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/Surfzone/garden003.jpg[/img]

Tomatoes and peppers
[img]https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/Surfzone/garden002.jpg[/img]

This is where I'm going to plant the okra
[img]https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/Surfzone/garden001.jpg[/img]

That's a cool way to grow rice!

[horse&garden]

I like the rice idea! What type did you plant? I really like the long grain and wild stuff you can get at the store. (as opposed to plain old white rice)

Also, what would be your yield on those tanks?

I am really becoming quite interested in trying to grow as much of what I like to eat as I can. Beginning to tire of handing all my money over to supermarkets for less than stellar choices.

Also interested in your cotton growing. Do you plan to work the cotton or just growing for interest in the garden?

Thanks for bearing with me through the questions!

Christine~

[surfzone]

I planted a historically popular rice called Carolina Gold. Each tank should yield about a cup of rice. I really grow rice just for the fun of it. The cotton on the other hand is grown for the same reasons. I'll probably use the plants in fall decor or something along those lines.

[horse&garden]

ah cool. Thanks for the answers. I didn't think you'd get too much yield! lol

But to grow some for fun would be pretty cool.

Good luck with your garden~

(ps: I loooooove charleston!)

[Grey]

Only a cup????

Darn, I was thinking that it could be really, really cool to grow my own rice. What do you do to keep mosquitoes from breeding in your tanks? I'm wondering if the water for rice has to be still, or can it have a little bit of flow to keep the bloodsuckers at bay?