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Paddy straw rick in Coorg, Karnataka

A small rick of paddy straw stored outdoors at Balamuri in Coorg, Karnataka, India.

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2026-09-24
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A rounded stack of dry paddy straw standing in front of green bushes.

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    What this shows

    Straw quality varies with how it was harvested and stored. Wet, mouldy or rotted straw gives poor substrate and compost.

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    This is a real, open-licensed contextual image. It does not establish this platform's farm, operating setpoint, construction specification, diagnosis, yield or commercial result.

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    Timothy A. Gonsalves / Wikimedia Commons
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