Stuck on growing rice

Are you trying it in containers or a bed? Rice grows fine in a big tub or bucket with no drainage holes. Soak the seed a day or two, sow on muddy soil, and once the seedlings are a few inches tall flood it to an inch or two of water, keeping it topped up as they grow. It needs a long hot season - around 4 months of warm weather - and full sun, which is where most people in cooler places get stuck. Let the water dry off a couple of weeks before harvest when the grains turn golden.