Asparagus

Asparagus or garden asparagus, scientific name Asparagus officinalis, is a spring vegetable, a flowering perennial plant species in the genus Asparagus.

It was once classified in the lily family, like its Allium cousins, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and asparagus in the Asparagaceae. Asparagus officinalis is native to most of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia,^[2][3][4] and is widely cultivated as a vegetable crop.

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

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

Mar1, Mar2

Good planting time

Feb2, Apr1, 

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Feb2, May1

Set out transplants

Sep2, Oct1, Oct2, Nov1

Comments:

Don't harvest until 3rd year. Best planted from transplant.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower
Purple Passion Asparagus				P[1]
Mary Washington				P[1]

 

Notes:

 F = Failed

 P = Planted, waiting for results

 G = Good

 S = Successful 

 Ex = does exceptionally well

 

[1] Bruce Babcock @ EasyAquaGarden

Jerusalem artichoke

The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also called sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or topinambour, is a species of sunflower native to eastern North America, and found from eastern Canada and Maine west to North Dakota, and south to northern Florida and Texas.^[2] It is also cultivated widely across the temperate zone for its tuber, which is used as a root vegetable.

Description[edit]

Helianthus tuberosus is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1.5–3 m (4 ft 11 in–9 ft 10 in) tall with opposite leaves on the upper part of the stem but alternate below.^[4] The leaves have a rough, hairy texture. Larger leaves on the lower stem are broad ovoid-acute and can be up to 30 cm (12 in) long. Leaves higher on the stem are smaller and narrower.^[5]

The flowers are yellow and produced in capitate flowerheads, which are 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) in diameter, with 10–20 ray florets and 60 or more small disc florets.^[5]

The tubers are elongated and uneven, typically 7.5–10 cm (3.0–3.9 in) long and 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) thick, and vaguely resembling ginger root in appearance, with a crisp texture when raw. They vary in colour from pale brown to white, red, or purple.

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

Planting Times:

Good planting time

Jan1, Jan2, Feb1, Feb2, Mar1, Mar2, Apr1

Comments:

Can be invasive.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

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

Notes:

 F = Failed

 G = Good

 S = Successful 

 Ex = does exceptionally well

Beans--Lentil

The lentil (Lens culinaris) is an edible pulse. It is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, known for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about 40 cm (16 in) tall, and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each.

Background[edit]

Lentil plants in the field before flowering

Lentils have been part of the human diet since aceramic Neolithic times, being one of the first crops domesticated in the Near East. Archeological evidence shows they were eaten 9,500 to 13,000 years ago.^[1]

Lentil colors range from yellow to red-orange to green, brown and black.^[1] Lentils also vary in size, and are sold in many forms, with or without the skins, whole or split.

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

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

Oct1, Oct2

Good planting time

Jan2, Feb1, Nov1, Nov2

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Jan1, Feb2, Sep2, Dec1, Dec2

Comments:

Harvest entire plant and thresh when dry.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

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

 

Notes:

 F = Failed

 G = Good

 S = Successful 

 Ex = does exceptionally well

 

Onion--scallion

Scallion, green onion, and spring onion are English names (with many other regional names throughout the world) for variousAllium species. All of the Allium have hollow green leaves (like the common onion), but these are used while they lack a fully developed root bulb. Used as a vegetable, they are eaten either raw or cooked. Scallions have a milder taste than most onions.

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

A bundle of "red scallions"

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

Oct1, Oct2

Good planting time

Jan1, Jan2, Feb1, Feb2, Nov1, Nov2, Dec1, Dec2

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Mar1, Sep2, Dec1

Set out transplants

   See comments

Comments:

Use long-day type.

When you buy green onions at store, save and plant the bottom 3/4 inch (bulb) of the onion.  It will regrow.

 Aquaponic Planting Guide:

Cultivar / Variety	Deep Water Culture	Media Bed Ebb/flow	Media Bed constant flow	Aquaponic Wicking bed	NFT	Tower
Green Onions				S[1]

 

Notes:

 F = Failed

 G = Good

 S = Successful 

 Ex = does exceptionally well

 

[1] Bruce Babcock @ EasyAquaGarden

Watermelon

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus, family Cucurbitaceae) is a vine-like (scrambler and trailer) flowering plant originally from southern Africa. It is a large, sprawling annual plantwith coarse, hairy pinnately-lobed leaves and white to yellow flowers. It is grown for its edible fruit, also known as a watermelon, which is a special kind of berry botanically called a pepo. The fruit has a smooth hard rind, usually green with dark green stripes or yellow spots, and a juicy, sweet interior flesh, usually deep red to pink, but sometimes orange, yellow, or white, with many seeds.

Considerable breeding effort has been put into disease-resistant varieties and into developing a seedless strain. Many cultivars are available, producing mature fruit within 100 days of planting the crop. The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked.

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

Watermelon

Planting Times:

Ideal planting times

Mar1, Mar2, Apr1

Good planting time

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

Can be planted (with protective measures)

Feb2, Aug1

Comments:

Rich soil, lots of H2O, lots of room.

Splits open easily in aquaponics.

Aquaponic Planting Guide:

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

Notes: