There are three methods you can use to make rice water for plants: rinsing, boiling, or fermenting. The preparation you choose will depend on how much starch content you want to give your plants.

Bring a large saucepan of water to a fast boil, add salt, sprinkle in the rice and stir at once to make sure the grains don’t stick. Boil rapidly, uncovered. After 4 or 5 minutes (depending on ...

Here, the Yao (one of China’s 55 officially recognised ethnic minorities) women have been using fermented rice water – yep, the milky-coloured liquid left over from rinsing or boiling rice ...

You can also make DIY rice water just by boiling and straining good quality rice or soaking it for 30 minutes. “However, making it at home might mean it’s difficult to know how much of the ...

A study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that fermented rice water contains antioxidants that reduce hair fall and dandruff. However, it is always advisable to do a patch test ...