We are harvesting wild rice right now and this is a great time to get some planted in your favorite duck hole if you are in the northern climates. If you are in the southern climates, you will want to have "cold stratified" rice for spring planting. Since you are going out to the pond anyway, take some rice along and plant it.

Requires 12 to 36 inches of water depth and a muddy bottom...that is it. Just reach in the bag and throw the rice out over the water and it will self seed.

We planted a pond south of town last year as a scout project and it really took off...beautiful stand of rice! And there are more ducks in that pond now as well.

Let me know if there are any questions about wild rice and I will be happy to discuss.

the kind for cookin

yes it is the kind for cooking but man........find wild rice ....you find ducks.....they block to tht like a kid to candy

JW

This is the same wild rice that is harvested and processed for eating. However, this is "green" rice that I am refering to that can be planted into ponds to attract ducks.

In northern states it can be planted in the fall and will "cold stratify" thru the winter which cracks the waxy coating and allows the rice to germinate in the spring when the water temps get to 50F.

In southern states, where it does not get cold enough to cold stratify the seed, rice can be planted in the spring...but it has to be kept up north so it cold stratifies and then shipped south for planting. The rice hits the warm water and thinks spring has arrived!

Good question!

I have hunted a wild rice patch that was on a WMA in MN. There were ducks and blackbirds all over the place. I might just hit one up this weekend.