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

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

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: