Japanese pronunciation: いぐさ (igusa)
| Category | Item |
|---|---|
| Compost | 65% |
| Category | Crop |
|---|---|
| Planted as | Igusa Seedlings |
Long igusa culms cut from a paddy and bundled at their aligned bases, ready for building work.
A paddy-grown rush for building materials. Dense cylindrical culms grow straight upward; harvest mature plants for fresh igusa. Find the first seedlings in swamp stands.
Obtaining
- Harvested from Igusa Rush
Generation
- Wild in shallows: swamp
Ecological basis
Igusa is a wetland perennial native from Assam through East Asia to the Russian Far East. Swamp represents its shallow-water stands.
Usage
A field for building
This harvest is material, not food. Plant seedlings in a shallow paddy and cut once the culms rise high above the water.
As an ingredient
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