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No fertilizers at this stage of the game though it does get a little bit stanky at times! The rice was harvested and then cut almost to the ground back in mid October. It used to be that the farmers would burn off the remnants but they can't do that now (thank you California Air Quality standards) so they flood the fields so the rice stalks and roots rot then they'll turn the soil in Spring and prep for the next years crop. The Ducks and Geese go nuts for all the rice that falls during the harvest. My pond would normally have thousands of feeding ducks all night long, it's amazing to listen to them out there!
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