Aquaponic update Think we have a change of plans

Picked up a commercial aquaponic system last week & now need to work out how to fit it into the yard :/ Am fairly sure that our existing system will be off to my parents & then we can get into setting up the new system here..

Am really looking forward to planing & building this system.. Am hoping to still include some Dutch buckets & DWC beds too :)

Decided to harvest the sweet potato from the aquaponics this week.. Also had a bit of a surprise when I was following the vine
that had grown over the side of the system :)


Cheers all & have a great one..
Rob :)

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How we grow Kang Kong Chinese water spinach Ipomoea aquatica

Kang kong is a short vining, water loving plant that is used in many different Asian cuisines.. It is related to sweet potato & Morning glory with flowers very similar to both.. Mainly grown in boggy areas & have become a pest weed in some water systems where it has been introduced..Should be very easy to grow this plant in the heat we get here & cant wait to get our first large harvest..



 We are growing it as a leafy green to be included in salads & our fruit n veg "Smoothies" as well as for stir fries & Asian curries..

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Have a great one all...

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We have sprouts !!!!

Was very excited to find lots of carrot shoots this morning as well as some fresh snowpea shoots...

Not the most exciting pics I know but made me smile...

They look heaps better if you click on them....
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Hopefully we will get some joy from these Snowpeas  even though it will be getting a bit warm for them soon... The seedlings we bought just dont appear to be growing that well.... These are seeds we saved from last year & know that they are great producers......

The Chooks have been restricted to their Pen & just under the Mango tree until we can repair some of the damage they have done to the lawn..

Doesnt take long for them to turn the soil & digg new holes searching for grubs & worms....


Have ½ finished the Pumpkin bed... Just need to get some soil tomorrow, mix it with out Chook compost,  add some worms then we can plant it out...

Have been a tad grumpy lately but little things like this From our Koo tend to make me smile....

Some sun for Dads Garden....

 Have a great one all....

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