Japanese Farmers Plant Specific Strains of Rice to Grow Colorfully Illustrated Fields
Japanese farmers and artists have teamed up to turn rice paddies into art.
Nearly three decades ago, the people of Inakadate – a rural rice-growing village – were brainstorming ways to attract tourism and revitalize their economy.
When town officials saw a large group of elementary school kids planting a field of rice by hand, they had an idea – rice paddy art!
They paired up local artists with farmers, and enlisted thousands of volunteers to help plant seven different colors of rice into pre-plotted designs, like a giant color-by-number project.
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In gardening .....as in life....timing is everything.
Good Morning!
I wish we had a “like” button on FR. :^)
The Gardening section of my SHTF Knowledge Base has just passed the 500 title mark. I added enough to reach that milestone before stepping outside to enjoy a beautiful day that crept up into the low 70’s with lots of sunshine for the seedlings. I put them outside to harden them then bring them back in for the evening.
We aren’t allowed to leave town due to Covid restrictions but that doesn’t really affect us. We have everything we need right here.
We are getting a ‘sneux’* storm starting tonight/tomorrow & maybe another couple of ‘wrap-around’ inches on Monday. It was 16 this morning when I got up - really enjoyed my first cup of hot coffee, knowing it was that cold outside!
Braved the “crowds” of folks stocking up on milk, bread ... all the things they think they need for sneux. I got some sunflower seeds & suet for the birds .... and cream for my coffee. I am set for food, otherwise. The last little thing to do - put the sneux shovel on the porch, so I don’t have to wade through 6” of sneux to get it from the garage. February (first half at least) is looking like stormy/sneux weather, according to our local independent (non-TV) meteorologist, who actually analyzes weather patterns rather than reading whatever NWS is saying.
Got some inside projects that have been waiting for a sneux day!
*someone I know used to call snow ‘sneux’ ... it’s always cracked me up.
Seems like winter weather has arrived. It snowed last week but today’s rain has washed it all away. We are going to get more wintry mix weather this week. Glad I covered up the gardening pots! Seed sowed indoors doing great.
Absolutely excited!
I ordered a 20 lb bag of 0-11-0 Bird guano fertilizer and its arrived! :)
(Yes, I blend it with others!)
If anyone is using blood meal fertilizer I read somewhere that it attracts raccoons! Can anyone confirm this?
Do fish meal and fish emulsion fertilizers do the same? I’m not out in the country it may not be that much of a problem.