The nursery stage is one of the most critical stages of rice farming because, at this stage, the rice is very tender, and if it doesn't receive the required care, we might end up losing every seedling that we had taken so much time to grow.
Although the seedlings are already out of the ground, it is still not time to start any kind of transplanting yet. We still have to wait for at least two more weeks for the seedlings to be strong enough before we begin pulling them straight from the ground into the nearby farm.
Waiting is the best choice because any harsh decision to quickly move the rice seedlings will result in very harsh results, since every odd is stacked against the rice seedlings surviving, and what we need is not for the seedlings to die while trying to transplant or to die just afterwards
We need to make sure that the odds are very much in our favor before making any move, but while we wait, there's still a lot we can do on the main farm.
The farm needs to be cleared, herbicide needs to be applied, and if need be, the ground needs to be tilled and fertilizer applied to make it fertile.
Each of these steps increases the chances of a good harvest, and one more thing: the water channel needs to be worked on. I know a lot of people overlook this, but this is the reason why water stays longer in some farms compared to others once the rainfall has bid its farewell for the year.
While we wait for the seedlings, we need to get busy with other work.
Thanks for stopping by, and I appreciate your support. Happy farming! 🌾
