Bali Travels - Rice Images Page

Rice Cycle Page

This page contains the complete 3 month cycle of rice growing in Bali. From the idle fields; to the planting of the rice seeds; to the transplanting of the rice seedlings; to the maturing of the rice; to the harvest; to the clean-up by the ducks!
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Last Updated: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 09:02:07 AM

Before the cycle begins	The fields are flooded, then plowed into a mud 'soup'	One little area has rice seeds planted to grow into seedlings
The seedlings are planted	The planted field (Jan 10)	Jan 13
Feb 4	Feb 11	Mar 2
Mar 17	Mar 31	Apr 3 - the harvesting has begun
Apr 5	Close up of mature rice	Apr 9 - the harvest
Apr 9 - harvest close up. The rice is beaten against wood racks and then separated from the chaff and dried	The fields are left to 'rest' and are flooded	The ducks and geese come in to eat any rice left and insects - the end of the 3 month cycle

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