Went to see how the rice is progressing. We have sewn up half a dozen paddies and the seedlings will then be transplanted into the others .

This is more work than just broadcasting the seed as we have done in the past. But you get higher yields because you ensure the rice is planted evenly and to its maximum density. However the rains still haven’t kicked in – in earnest so there is still insufficeint water to flood the remaining paddies for the seedlings to be transplanted yet.