Sweet Potato

The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae.

Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are a root vegetable.^[1][2] The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten asgreens. Ipomoea batatas is native to the tropical regions in America.^[3][4] Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of Convolvulaceae, I. batatas is the only crop plant of major importance—some others are used locally, but many are poisonous. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato (Solanum tuberosum) and does not belong to the nightshade family.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato

Sweet potato roots

Sweet potato in flower in Hong Kong

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

Good planting time

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Mar1 

Set out transplants

Mar2, Apr1, Apr2, May1, May2, Jun1, Jun2, Jul1, Jul2

Comments:

Cure tubers in warm place before storage.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower
Sweet Potato?	S[2]			S[1]

Notes:

 F = Failed

 P = Planted, waiting for results

 G = Good

 S = Successful 

 Ex = does exceptionally well

[1] Bruce Babcock @ EasyAquaGarden: Lots of leaves for greens and a few very small tubers. Started from grocery store bought sweet potatoes that sprouted.

[2] Dr George Brooks @ NxTHorizon Group: Grow mostly for greens.

Rutabaga

The rutabaga, swede (from Swedish turnip),^[1] turnip, yellow turnip, or neep (Brassica napobrassica, or Brassica napusvar. napobrassica, or Brassica napus subsp. rapifera) is a root vegetable that may have originated as a cross between thecabbage and the turnip. The roots are prepared for human food in a variety of ways, and the leaves can be eaten as a leaf vegetable. The roots and tops are also used as winter feed for livestock, when they may be fed directly, or by allowing the animals to forage the plants in the field.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutabaga

Rutabaga

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

 Oct1, Oct2

Good planting time

  Sep2, Nov1, Nov2

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Sep1, Dec1

Comments:

Harvest before flower stalks form.

 Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower
Rutabagas	S[2]

Notes:

 F = Failed

 P = Planted, waiting for results

 G = Good

 S = Successful 

 Ex = does exceptionally well

 

[1] Bruce Babcock @ EasyAquaGarden: Lots of leaves for greens and a few very small tubers. Started from grocery store bought sweet potatoes that sprouted.

[2] Dr George Brooks @ NxTHorizon Group: Grow mostly for greens.

Parsnip

The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley. It is a biennial plant usually grown as anannual. Its long tuberous root has cream-colored skin and flesh and can be left in the ground when mature as it becomes sweeter in flavor after winter frosts. In its first growing season, the plant has a rosette of pinnate, mid-green leaves. If unharvested, it produces its flowering stem, topped by an umbel of small yellow flowers, in its second growing season. By this time the stem is woody and the tuber inedible. The seeds are pale brown, flat and winged.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsnip

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

Oct1, Oct2,

Good planting time

Nov1, Nov2, Dec1, Dec2

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Jan1, Sep2

Comments:

Dig root before flower stalks form.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower

Notes:

Okra

Okra or Okro (US /ˈoʊkrə/ or UK /ˈɒkrə/; Abelmoschus esculentus Moench), known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers, bhindi, bamia, ochro or gumbo, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with supporters of West African, Ethiopian, and South Asian origins. The plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions around the world.^[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okra

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

 Mar2, Apr1, Apr2

Good planting time

 Mar1, May1, May2, Jun1, Jun2, Jul1, Jul2, Aug1

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Aug2

Comments:

Pick frequently to maintain production

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower

Notes:

Garlic

Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium.

Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive,^[2] and rakkyo.^[3] With a history of human use of over 7,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia,^[4] and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent seasoning in Asia, Africa, and Europe. It was known to Ancient Egyptians, and has been used for both culinary and medicinal purposes.

Allium sativum is a bulbous plant. It grows up to 1.2 m (4 ft) in height. Its hardiness is USDA Zone 8. It produces hermaphroditeflowers. Pollination occurs by bees and other insects.^[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic

Allium sativum, known as garlic, from William Woodville, Medical Botany, 1793.

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

 Oct1, Oct2, Nov1

Good planting time

Sep2, Nov2

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Sep1, Dec1, Dec2

Set out bulbs 

Comments:

Harvest when tops die back.

 Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower

Notes: