Root crops in Aquaponics - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T18:58:25Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/root-crops-in-aquaponics?feed=yes&xn_auth=noas long as you are not using…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-28:4778851:Comment:529032011-02-28T15:26:58.117ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>as long as you are not using turtles or ducks or manure from warm blooded animals to feed your AP system it is generally quite safe. Most root crops like turnips and beets even in a gravel bed are not comming in contact with the fish water but even if they did a good wash should be just fine.</p>
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<p>(Manure of warm blooded animals should be composted and those who use it on fields without composting are supposed to use it like six months before anything can be harvested from the…</p>
<p>as long as you are not using turtles or ducks or manure from warm blooded animals to feed your AP system it is generally quite safe. Most root crops like turnips and beets even in a gravel bed are not comming in contact with the fish water but even if they did a good wash should be just fine.</p>
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<p>(Manure of warm blooded animals should be composted and those who use it on fields without composting are supposed to use it like six months before anything can be harvested from the field.)</p> I eat green onions and am abo…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-28:4778851:Comment:525152011-02-28T08:09:15.008ZRaychel A Watkinshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RaychelAWatkins
I eat green onions and am about to eat beets in about 2 weeks. Kobus is correct. Simply wash them as you do all fresh foods and you will be ok.
I eat green onions and am about to eat beets in about 2 weeks. Kobus is correct. Simply wash them as you do all fresh foods and you will be ok. If you look back at the food…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-02-28:4778851:Comment:525122011-02-28T07:48:10.436ZKobus Joostehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KobusJooste
If you look back at the food safety questions around fish waste raised by Dan Brown, and the discussions with food safety and aquaponics as themes in other papers and forums, you will constantly get referred back to the same theme. The gut organisms that occur in cold blooded animals such as fish are different from warm blooded creatures, and thus the only risk at being contaminated from an AP system is through the introduction of a disease vector by something warm-blooded. The organisms in…
If you look back at the food safety questions around fish waste raised by Dan Brown, and the discussions with food safety and aquaponics as themes in other papers and forums, you will constantly get referred back to the same theme. The gut organisms that occur in cold blooded animals such as fish are different from warm blooded creatures, and thus the only risk at being contaminated from an AP system is through the introduction of a disease vector by something warm-blooded. The organisms in fish guts pose no risk to you. If you make sure that system contamination does not happen, rinse off the food crops you produce in AP, handling roots of the crops with care (no not drag and splash them all over the other crops) and rinsing your crops properly before using, you have no worries really. I eat spring unions out of my system regularly and have some radish going right now.