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

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

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.

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: