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Growing Root Vegetables in Aquaponics.

What root crops grow well in you aquaponics system?

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are often touted to not do well in aquaponics systems. If you were to able to grow then in a light medium with a flood and drain on slower flood and drain system> By slower I mean longer intervals between system floodings.

Any thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by David Waite on November 27, 2011 at 8:42pm

There is a great thread on this. Search growing root crops thread.

Permalink Reply by Eric Warwick on November 27, 2011 at 8:44pm

Radishes, beets (my prediction is based on Swiss Chard), carrots, or anything like a carrot or a beet, taro root, celeriac, ect.

Permalink Reply by Carey Ma on November 27, 2011 at 8:48pm

Personally I do not use AP to grow root crops although it is possible. Yes, I believe a longer interval would increase your chances of success. I use perlite in above ground bag culture with catchment/ recycle tray and hand water, fish water as nutrient.

Permalink Reply by Miguel Afonso on November 27, 2011 at 9:02pm

I grow my sweet potatoes and potatoes in straw filled baskets or long straw beds. I water them with half aquaponics water and half irrigation water.

Permalink Reply by Miguel Afonso on November 27, 2011 at 9:03pm

thanks

David Waite said:

There is a great thread on this. Search growing root crops thread.

Permalink Reply by TCLynx on November 28, 2011 at 5:40am

Root crops do grow in aquaponics. However many people find it easier to just grow them in a wicking bed situation with light weight compost so they are easier to harvest. Sweet potatoes grow great in aquaponics. The vines do especially well and if the media is light enough I expect the roots would grow even better.

Permalink Reply by Dave & Yvonne Story on January 20, 2012 at 2:00am

My best growing food were my papaya trees. I planted 2 in my grow bed, last summer. since eating a papaya and taking the seeds for crop production, I have learned it should not work. Anyway, one of my papaya trees is fruiting. This is less than 6 mos from seed to fruiting. I transplanted both trees into a container with soil. both are at about 6' feet tall. So, this season I have tree papaya in my grow beds. they are tall and do not take-up much of the sun, when the sun is low in the sky. If you are interested in more info contact me.

Permalink Reply by Sean Salas on February 7, 2015 at 9:37pm

I have radishes in DWC and they are growing fine. It is currently Hydroponics that I am converting to Aquaponics soon.

Eric Warwick said:

Radishes, beets (my prediction is based on Swiss Chard), carrots, or anything like a carrot or a beet, taro root, celeriac, ect.

Permalink Reply by Dave & Yvonne Story on February 8, 2015 at 6:06am

Several years ago, I tried carrots and sweet potatoes in my grow-beds. The leaves looked GREAT, but the crop was nonexistent. Root crops need to have the pressure of soil. I noticed Sylvia's people developed a bag for just such a purpose. If you are not happy with the crop, look into the bags.