My main information source was a document about growing them in Nepal, where the rice beans are grown extensively. I got my white rice beans from Baker Creek. People in NY, OH, TN, IA had great results. The one person in California was 600 miles north of me. They did not get good results. I got the red rice bean seeds from Epic seeds, and their seed is sourced from Guatemala. Since I never got flowers or beans I have no idea which ones I had growing (I had alternated colors when planting).
I am just going to have to give these a go next year (tracking where I plant each color), and give them a free rein space and time wise to see if they are possible to grow here.
I only had 5 or 6 seeds sprout, and they seemed to do the best where they got more sun and less water - the end of the bed where there was some shade part of the season, and there is a stronger water supply languished.
It's interesting to push the boundaries of what is possible, sometimes you get some crops no one else around has, sometimes you get nothing, but you always learn something in the process.
