Rice Shoots can be purchased at [[ピエール商店|Pierre's General Store]] starting in year 2, from the Magic Shop Boat at the [[夜の市|Night Market]] on Winter 15 (starting in year 2), and occasionally from the [[行商人のカート|Traveling Cart]]. They can also be obtained in [[釣り#宝箱|Fishing Treasure Chests]], [[発掘ポイント|Artifact Spot]]s, by using the [[タネ製造マシン|Seed Maker]], or as a drop from monsters in the [[鉱山|Mines]].
Rice Shoots planted in most farm tiles take 8 days to mature with watering each day, as with other crops. However, Rice Shoots planted within 3 tiles of a [[農場の池|Farm Pond]] in any direction are considered to be irrigated, as in a rice paddy. Paddies need not be continuous with each other or adjacent to a pond in order to count as irrigated. Irrigated Rice Shoots take only 6 days to mature and do not require watering.
When harvested, each Rice Shoot gives one Unmilled Rice, with a 10% chance to produce an extra Unmilled Rice. At [[農業|Farming]] skill 10, there is an additional 50% chance of another Unmilled Rice. As of {{version|1.4}} Rice Shoot is the only crop to be affected by Farming skill in this way.