{"id":2368,"date":"2019-08-19T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2020-06-02T19:26:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T19:26:37","slug":"production-rice-hulls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/production-rice-hulls\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s that in our pots? Rice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may nave noticed something different in our perennial pots recently. Covering the soil of some of the varieties we grow are tiny rice hulls. Sounds delicious, right? No, it&#8217;s not the starchy side dish.<\/p>\n<p>Rice hulls are a sustainable soil amendment with many advantages. Here at Christensen\u2019s Plant Center rice hulls are used mostly as a top dress to prevent weeds. Our perennial production department applies them at the time of potting. Used properly, they can help control a weed problem before it even begins. If you can manage to get more rice hulls in the pot than on your person, these can be very effective.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rice hulls\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" title=\"000_4697_683\" data-id=\"2373\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/000_4697_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rice hulls can also be used in the landscape. Mixed into the top 6-12\u201d of your garden or planting beds, the advantages include better drainage, water holding capacity, and soil aeration. And for all of you environmentalists out there, rice hulls are 100% organic and biodegradable.<\/p>\n<p>As a top dress, rice hulls are great for holding moisture and preventing weeds, but there are a few downsides. THOSE THINGS ARE A MESS! Once you open up the bale, you will find it in every pocket and every shoe of those around it. Also not the best thing to use on a windy day&#8230; We&#8217;ve found that the most effective plants to use it on have been hosta and daylily.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rice hulls on hosta\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" title=\"000_4698_683\" data-id=\"2374\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/000_4698_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the rice hulls work a little TOO well. With plants that cannot handle a wet crown, rice hulls should not be used. Since rice hulls are to be applied \u00bd-1\u201d thick, that can be too much moisture. For plants like sedum, rice hulls are not recommended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rice hulls on hemerocallis\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" title=\"000_4704_683\" data-id=\"2376\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/000_4704_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rice hulls are a cost effective, easy way to maintain plant moisture and keep away weeds. Just not the best to have for lunch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Molly Lutz\" data-id=\"3023\" width=\"600\" data-init-width=\"600\" height=\"175\" data-init-height=\"175\" title=\"lutz\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lutz.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"175\"><\/span><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"175\" title=\"lutz\" data-id=\"2377\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lutz.png\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may nave noticed something different in our perennial pots recently. Covering the soil of some of the varieties we grow are tiny rice hulls. Sounds delicious, right? No, it&#8217;s not the starchy side dish. Rice hulls are a sustainable soil amendment with many advantages. Here at Christensen\u2019s Plant Center rice hulls are used mostly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>You may nave noticed something different in our perennial pots recently. Covering the soil of some of the varieties we grow are tiny rice hulls. Sounds delicious, right? No, it's not the starchy side dish.<\/p><p>Rice hulls are a sustainable soil amendment with many advantages. Here at Christensen\u2019s Plant Center rice hulls are used mostly as a top dress to prevent weeds. Our perennial production department applies them at the time of potting. Used properly, they can help control a weed problem before it even begins. If you can manage to get more rice hulls in the pot than on your person, these can be very effective.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-16c91892b9c\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-2373\" alt=\"Rice hulls\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" title=\"000_4697_683\" data-id=\"2373\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/000_4697_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>Rice hulls can also be used in the landscape. Mixed into the top 6-12\u201d of your garden or planting beds, the advantages include better drainage, water holding capacity, and soil aeration. And for all of you environmentalists out there, rice hulls are 100% organic and biodegradable.<\/p><p>As a top dress, rice hulls are great for holding moisture and preventing weeds, but there are a few downsides. THOSE THINGS ARE A MESS! Once you open up the bale, you will find it in every pocket and every shoe of those around it. Also not the best thing to use on a windy day... We've found that the most effective plants to use it on have been hosta and daylily.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-16c9189cf07\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-2374\" alt=\"Rice hulls on hosta\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" title=\"000_4698_683\" data-id=\"2374\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/000_4698_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>Sometimes the rice hulls work a little TOO well. With plants that cannot handle a wet crown, rice hulls should not be used. Since rice hulls are to be applied \u00bd-1\u201d thick, that can be too much moisture. For plants like sedum, rice hulls are not recommended.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-16c918a136f\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><img class=\"tve_image wp-image-2376\" alt=\"Rice hulls on hemerocallis\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" title=\"000_4704_683\" data-id=\"2376\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/000_4704_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p>Rice hulls are a cost effective, easy way to maintain plant moisture and keep away weeds. 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