I've been experimenting with using clippings from vegetables in my tanks and seeing what will grow hydroponically and what won't. Has anyone else tried this? I have had success with sweet potatoes, celery, onions, leeks (which led to quiet a few really bad puns), carrots, and now I'm attempting parsnips. If you are going to try just a side note... onions and leeks grow extremely well in warm shallow water. However, they start to smell up a fish room very quickly.
Hydro veggies?
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Spinach, lettuce, basil, bell pepper, tomato, cilantro and loofah at the moment. Just transplanted some of the bigger ones outside and will replant the cups. Also have a koi pond tied to a gravel growbed on the patio growing more veggies.
west central Florida, zone 9(a-b) so will just need to adjust types as seasons change. Trying to reduce what I buy as much as possible and eliminate the pesticides, herbicides and preservatives where I can. Organic and non-GMO as much as possible.
That sounds really cool bro. How long have you been running your koi pond? I'm in NC so I will have to plan for the spring to do too much outside. Are you anywhere near ocala? I have a lot of friends there and a monument with my name on it (seriously its weird I know).
Only got the pond back up and running a couple of months ago. Was doing everything possible with recycling materials around the house to be green and cheap as possible. In addition health issues dictate when and how much work I can do on a given day. The tank inside has been going for years and is now being utilized as a veggie starter. Practical also in that the plants use up nitrates for food keeping water cleaner.