Most rice comes from China. Everytime they drill for fresh water, they hit a pocket of arsenic and the new source is immediately poisoned. Any and all food grown in China has arsenic. I will look forward to an in-depth rice growing series if you make one tho.
My grandma kept water barrels around her farm for water the garden and animals. To repel mosquitoes down she would poor olive oil in them, enough to cover the surface. She said the mosquitoes wouldn't lay eggs in the water.
Love your desire to grow and eat clean. Please share your growing rice experience even if it's a fail. That's real life. Growing is full of successes and failures. We can all learn from both.
Pretty much any grain is liable to these issues as they all tend to pickup heavy metals pretty readily. It's important to be aware of what plants are most likely to store heavy metals in their fruiting bodies or other edible parts. Cannabis was one thing I was surprised about because it's also known to be a heavy metal accumulator.
Plastic tarps will allow you scale up your square footage and you can simply build small burns for your walls. If you have power close by, and a pond fountain to help the water keep moving.
Wow —this comment section! I was looking for people's experiences & yes I found some, but there were far too many people that are just so negative. Why folks? —Geez, "touch grass".
Hmm, pool concept has me thinking. Being someone that used to breed fish and experimenting with different tanks I would layer the water with stones sand, clay then soil to help filer. Not sure if they make sponge filters anymore. Also wonder if there's a benefit of having just a couple small drainage and bury the pool into soil 6 inches or so. Having the spigot is ok idea but we have had dry seasons and it may still get boggy. Have automatic watterers on , water drains slower, the sand, stones clay help filter. Hmm
If you want your pond to be naturally fertilized, you should put some fish in it. They eat mosquitos and the poop will naturally fertilize the soil. Problem solved.
Plus you can catch and eat fish if you put the right kind of fish in it.
Hey there Luke. I live in South Florida zone 10B. Mosquitos can certainly be an issue here. I have read up on growing the edible chinese water chestnuts ( not the invasive weed chestnuts) in kiddy pools. Same sort of scheme you are testing for us. I have never heard about the beneficial nematodes. But one Lady I saw on YouTube combats mosquitos by putting a very little bit of vegetable oil on the top surface of the water. It spreads a thin film that the mosquito larva can't grow or becomes a discouraging environment for mama mosquitos to want to lay their eggs. We are talking about vegetable oil measured in teaspoons. The Lady said she had NO mosquito problems. I like your overflow water discharge idea. If you had the overflow hole in the kiddy pool fitted with a thru-hull fitting of sorts where on the interior side would have a short elbow pointed downwards, it would only drain water and NOT the floating film of vegetable oil. My Thoughts. Cheers, Chuck in Jensen Beach, Florida. I visited your St. Clair MI store in June this this year (2025) when I was in Michigan for my 50th High School reunion.
Lol DO NOT BUY ASIAN or INDIA grown rice… The water they use is filled with toxins, human waste, and literal garbage. Always think about the water quality where your food is grown.
I wouldnt be buying foods near the East Palestine Derailment Explosion, Asia, India, Thailand, Flint Michigan, or anywhere that has heavy metal deposits in the soil from old mining operations.
Just with the Chemtrails alone my rain water will kill my plants and leaves that are rained on. 2 years ago ppl documented the skies and chemtrails. The next 4 days when it rained,all leaves touched by rain had dwad brown spots, little to no flowering/fruiting, and all plants grown stunted for over 2 months afterwards. These chemtrails also contain metals like Aluminum, Barium, Silver Iodide(silver and iodine kill microbes), etc… The feds were also talking about using Supercharged nano particles of mercury to propel mini satellites for SpaceX, Starlink, and 5G from 2020.
When you buy from asia and india you support global pollution and outsourcing foods that can be grown in the USA.
CBS is a joke for factual information. If its on TV and you dont have to search the info yourself and its a promoted headline its part of the Agenda News not independently researched info that doesnt carry a bias for a narrative.
Hi Luke. I purchased your rice last year to learn from also. I’m Hispanic and rice is an essential. How I grew it was in large self watering pots ( tall pots that hold a lot of water and the top soil layer has the drainage hole plug that I left on ). It worked. I flooded it a few inches. Water levels go down but because it’s got a lot of water in the container as it evaporates it keeps the soil moist enough that it never dried out till I remembered to fill it again. And I love in FL. It’s hot. lol
I dought you will read this. But I like your drain idea. but have it drain into a large water container. Have a pump from large water container on a timer pump that back it the kiddy pool. Add fish in large water container. Bring fertilizer back up to kiddy pool. Add solar lights to large water container. Brings insects at night to fall in water to feed fish. Probably moths that when young are worms (caterpillars) that are hurting your garden anyways somewhere. Probably still have to feed fish some. Nematodes my flush through system? Maybe screen the drain and add mosquitoes eater fish on top with rice. But Aquaponics with a few added benefits. Thats what I would try. Seems good in my head to work. But IDK. Just a suggestion.
You don't need water. There are several varieties of upland(dry land) rice that I watched the Vietnamese grow on their mountain slopes. There's also a Russian rice that grows in colder climates called Duborskian that might work in Michigan. Good luck. I love your willingness to try new things.😊
Thanks for the info! I took a look at some of the background testing on this, and I discovered my staple rice variety is thankfully on the lower end of the spectrum. I eat a TON of it though, so I’m now looking into ways to reduce my consumption or replace it in some cases.
Yes, we know rice tends to have heavy metals, but you can't just spew out claims like "rice is no longer safe" without some real proof… so, where's the studies in the video? Otherwise all your doing is spewing a whole bunch of fear mongering crap, with ZERO proof of this claim that rice is no longer "safe", and somehow it is magically still sold to Americans on a daily basis? WTH man. Make the video proving your point about it being unsafe, then explain how to grow your own.
Brown rice confuses me… because it supposedly contains more arsenic than white but is also supposed to be healthier… UGH and then when you look at vegan protein powders they have higher levels of heavy metals which people say is just because all veg has heavy metals…. I got confused so I tuned it out. I guess I need to look into all of this again….. UGH
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Most rice comes from China. Everytime they drill for fresh water, they hit a pocket of arsenic and the new source is immediately poisoned. Any and all food grown in China has arsenic. I will look forward to an in-depth rice growing series if you make one tho.
Those planes aren't spraying potpourri spray in the sky
Then there's the chemtrail's. 😢
My grandma kept water barrels around her farm for water the garden and animals. To repel mosquitoes down she would poor olive oil in them, enough to cover the surface. She said the mosquitoes wouldn't lay eggs in the water.
Love your desire to grow and eat clean. Please share your growing rice experience even if it's a fail. That's real life. Growing is full of successes and failures. We can all learn from both.
Pretty much any grain is liable to these issues as they all tend to pickup heavy metals pretty readily.
It's important to be aware of what plants are most likely to store heavy metals in their fruiting bodies or other edible parts.
Cannabis was one thing I was surprised about because it's also known to be a heavy metal accumulator.
Plastic tarps will allow you scale up your square footage and you can simply build small burns for your walls. If you have power close by, and a pond fountain to help the water keep moving.
Gardening in Canada has a video on this. She's a soil scientist and explains the how and why of it.
https://youtu.be/X-skK6ONNoQ?si=M9xtI7yPtLf6OOg2
shouldn't eat vegetables
Another option, to avoid plastics, is a round metal stock tank [aka horse/cow water tank]. Anxious to see how your experiment works out! Good luck!!
Where can i get this hoodie?
Here in Cambodia we use guppies in anything that holds water. They are great at controlling mosquitoes
I look forward to watching your process. ❤
Wow —this comment section! I was looking for people's experiences & yes I found some, but there were far too many people that are just so negative. Why folks? —Geez, "touch grass".
Hmm, pool concept has me thinking. Being someone that used to breed fish and experimenting with different tanks I would layer the water with stones sand, clay then soil to help filer. Not sure if they make sponge filters anymore. Also wonder if there's a benefit of having just a couple small drainage and bury the pool into soil 6 inches or so. Having the spigot is ok idea but we have had dry seasons and it may still get boggy. Have automatic watterers on , water drains slower, the sand, stones clay help filter. Hmm
If you want your pond to be naturally fertilized, you should put some fish in it. They eat mosquitos and the poop will naturally fertilize the soil. Problem solved.
Plus you can catch and eat fish if you put the right kind of fish in it.
I would try mosquito fish. At least you can see them and they'll breed fast.
How do you hull the rice after harvest?
A couple days ago gardening in Canada put out a good video about this called why rice has arsenic.
Hey there Luke.
I live in South Florida zone 10B. Mosquitos can certainly be an issue here. I have read up on growing the edible chinese water chestnuts ( not the invasive weed chestnuts) in kiddy pools. Same sort of scheme you are testing for us. I have never heard about the beneficial nematodes. But one Lady I saw on YouTube combats mosquitos by putting a very little bit of vegetable oil on the top surface of the water. It spreads a thin film that the mosquito larva can't grow or becomes a discouraging environment for mama mosquitos to want to lay their eggs. We are talking about vegetable oil measured in teaspoons. The Lady said she had NO mosquito problems.
I like your overflow water discharge idea. If you had the overflow hole in the kiddy pool fitted with a thru-hull fitting of sorts where on the interior side would have a short elbow pointed downwards, it would only drain water and NOT the floating film of vegetable oil.
My Thoughts.
Cheers, Chuck in Jensen Beach, Florida.
I visited your St. Clair MI store in June this this year (2025) when I was in Michigan for my 50th High School reunion.
Lol DO NOT BUY ASIAN or INDIA grown rice… The water they use is filled with toxins, human waste, and literal garbage. Always think about the water quality where your food is grown.
I wouldnt be buying foods near the East Palestine Derailment Explosion, Asia, India, Thailand, Flint Michigan, or anywhere that has heavy metal deposits in the soil from old mining operations.
Just with the Chemtrails alone my rain water will kill my plants and leaves that are rained on. 2 years ago ppl documented the skies and chemtrails. The next 4 days when it rained,all leaves touched by rain had dwad brown spots, little to no flowering/fruiting, and all plants grown stunted for over 2 months afterwards. These chemtrails also contain metals like Aluminum, Barium, Silver Iodide(silver and iodine kill microbes), etc… The feds were also talking about using Supercharged nano particles of mercury to propel mini satellites for SpaceX, Starlink, and 5G from 2020.
When you buy from asia and india you support global pollution and outsourcing foods that can be grown in the USA.
CBS is a joke for factual information. If its on TV and you dont have to search the info yourself and its a promoted headline its part of the Agenda News not independently researched info that doesnt carry a bias for a narrative.
Good luck Luke!!
Hi Luke. I purchased your rice last year to learn from also. I’m Hispanic and rice is an essential. How I grew it was in large self watering pots ( tall pots that hold a lot of water and the top soil layer has the drainage hole plug that I left on ). It worked. I flooded it a few inches. Water levels go down but because it’s got a lot of water in the container as it evaporates it keeps the soil moist enough that it never dried out till I remembered to fill it again. And I love in FL. It’s hot. lol
Im trying kiddy pool and wicking beds to see what happens
I am very interested to see your process in action coming up!
How about a stock tank? Look them up. I think this would work great for you and no plastic.
I think I'll try a kiddie pool with soil, water, goldfish and a mesh cover to protect the fish and plants can grow up through the mesh holes
I tried growing rice in Kentucky, myself, in a wet season. I even bought seeds online from a rice grower that has a big following… nothing!
Looking forward to another video on this topic when you do the set up 🙂
I've grown upland rice successfully; no flooding needed. No kiddie pool required.
I dought you will read this. But I like your drain idea. but have it drain into a large water container. Have a pump from large water container on a timer pump that back it the kiddy pool. Add fish in large water container. Bring fertilizer back up to kiddy pool. Add solar lights to large water container. Brings insects at night to fall in water to feed fish. Probably moths that when young are worms (caterpillars) that are hurting your garden anyways somewhere. Probably still have to feed fish some. Nematodes my flush through system? Maybe screen the drain and add mosquitoes eater fish on top with rice. But Aquaponics with a few added benefits. Thats what I would try. Seems good in my head to work. But IDK. Just a suggestion.
Can you just put goldfish in the pool? They will eat the mosquito eggs.
You don't need water. There are several varieties of upland(dry land) rice that I watched the Vietnamese grow on their mountain slopes. There's also a Russian rice that grows in colder climates called Duborskian that might work in Michigan. Good luck. I love your willingness to try new things.😊
hey, how's that coffee tree doing anyway?
Very interesting, I'll be watching for updates. Thanks.
Thanks for the info! I took a look at some of the background testing on this, and I discovered my staple rice variety is thankfully on the lower end of the spectrum. I eat a TON of it though, so I’m now looking into ways to reduce my consumption or replace it in some cases.
Good plan. I started doing some of the same but was forced to move from my organic garden. Will start again somewhere else.
Yes, we know rice tends to have heavy metals, but you can't just spew out claims like "rice is no longer safe" without some real proof… so, where's the studies in the video? Otherwise all your doing is spewing a whole bunch of fear mongering crap, with ZERO proof of this claim that rice is no longer "safe", and somehow it is magically still sold to Americans on a daily basis?
WTH man. Make the video proving your point about it being unsafe, then explain how to grow your own.
Brown rice confuses me… because it supposedly contains more arsenic than white but is also supposed to be healthier… UGH and then when you look at vegan protein powders they have higher levels of heavy metals which people say is just because all veg has heavy metals…. I got confused so I tuned it out. I guess I need to look into all of this again….. UGH