Plants that can be grown using Aquaponics.

[Murray]

Please show us the plants you have / are successfully growing in your aquaponics system.

Currently I have a ripper crop of broccoli coming along.

[Murray]

Further to comments in Gary's thread.
Silver Beet...Fordhook Giant...grows so well in aquaponics. It is much better that regular garden grown Silver Beet. I reckon it is much sweeter and very tender. The comment my dear wife always makes...."The leaves are so clean and crisp".....so Silver Beet is a winner in Aquaponics.

[fishfood]

Heres my vegies growing well at the moment 1 silver beet this plant is 6 months old 2 brockley and collie 3cabbage 4 strawberrys just planted

[Murray]

More shots of the broccoli. Fantastic change in the last 6 days.
Also look at the cabbage hearting up.
Also note there is not a cabbage moth in sight or a grub anywhere near.
I spray with Seasol whenever I see some pests and it works very well.

[Murray]

FF , what is that plant in the left hand corner of the tub in photo 3 ? The tub with the drumhead cabbages it it.

[fishfood]

Murray its a mint of some kind used in asain cooking i never use it its just there to suck up the bad stuff .It grows ramped i prune with hedg shears

[Dominic]

Hi All, I have only been on this site for a day and I haven't slept much, so much to learn:)
One thing I haven't read yet, and am very interested in is dwarf fruit trees(could be here but i am still new to this site and could have missed it).

I grew up in scotland and had a fruit orchard on my parents land. I have always dreamed of having my own. The land I just bought in crows nest is perfect for growing some but I wanted to know is it possible to intigrate Dwarf freet trees into a Aquaponics set up?

Any suggestions.

[Murray]

I am also interested in fruit trees, FishFood has had some experience with citrus. I am going to give a papaw tree a run shortly to see how it goes.
I really cannot see any reason why it would not work well, but with all fruit trees it will need a fair bit of space to carry out, and some permanency. So will need to be well planned.

[Dominic]

Thanks Murry
I am glad you are interested in fruit trees too and I eagerly await the outcome of your trial with the paw paw.

[zact01]

the best thing about pawpaw is it is verry prolifc andonly lasts for a year or 2 but can be grown contuisly (my grandmohter gowes them sequentualy so she has frut year round but she is up near the daintree) and they grow in farily poor soil so will love the nute rich water in ap. i hope you do will with the paw paw experement murry.


thanks

zact01