Can You Grow Potatoes in Aquaponics? 🥔🐟🥔

[@RobsAquaponics]

Learn about Aquaponics 🐟 🍓🍅 with my "Backyard Aquaponics for Beginners" Guide for only US$19.95. You can see the guide in action on my website, ► www.bitsouttheback.com/aquaponics-guide Or, buy directly here, ► bit.ly/AquaponicsBeginnersGuide Don't forget to click the subscribe button if you enjoyed the video, bit.ly/Subscribe2Rob & share the clip around if you think it may help others too.👍 Cheers all & have a top one. 🐟 🌱🍅 Rob

[@MagZero7]

Amazing. Please talk a little bit about sandponics potatoes 🥔🥔

[@RobsAquaponics]

That will be happening down the line. I have a mate growing some in sand right now. 😉👍

[@plumberlance]

Yesterday I dug up my potatoes and put some in a grow bag. I will now put them in my aquaponic system. Great timing Rob!!!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Hope they grow well for you Lance. 👍👍

[@hillbillyprepper3987]

Hi Rob, We used your idea of the kiddy pool for our potatoes in grow bags this year and we got ruffly 20lbs out of 5 bags. Thanks for the idea 💡 😀 👍. Best regards, hillbilly prepper

[@RobsAquaponics]

That's great to hear HP. 👍👍 I want to try carrots next to see how they go. We don't eat a lot here so I'm thinking a few small pouches sowed out successively should do the trick. All the best to you & yours.

[@walktxrn]

I really want to do basically your setup once I have a house of my own

[@RobsAquaponics]

Nice one SH. Hope it happens soon for you. 👍👍

[@natemorlock2379]

Love it, Rob. Your videos are a delight

[@RobsAquaponics]

Thanks Nate. Cheers & happy growing mate. 🥔🥦🥬

[@dereksmalls6238]

G'day Rob, Great haul of spuds there!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Some of the best I've grown to day DS. 👍 Cheers mate. 🍻🍻

[@SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me]

I've been subbed to you for years, I love what you do and I can't help but be reminded of one of my youngest brothers with the fact that you are so much smarter and motivated to work💞💞💞

[@RobsAquaponics]

Thanks Susan. 😁 I have a few more interesting plans coming for the aquaponics system. Cheers & hope all's well with you & yours.

[@bullterrier1970]

Great video and great yield! Thanks Rob.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Cheers MV. 😁👍

[@davidcartwright3097]

Just started the video and I already know it's going to be awesome!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Hope you enjoyed it all David.👍👍 Cheers mate.

[@PyramidPureFoods]

Wow, that was a surprise! Good job! I've been growing lettuce and cabbage using wood shavings in a decoupled NFT setup. Maybe, I'll try some potatoes.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Nice one PPF. Hope they grow well for you. 👍

[@angerainbow9200]

Had to search for your channel , not getting notifications lately. Great video Rob. We are using grow bags for tomatoes atm. Getting Great results so far.

[@RobsAquaponics]

That's happened with a few channels I follow as well recently Anna. I've been tossing up as to if I should plant out tom's at the moment. We have a few volunteers around the place & am not sure if I should hedge my bets on them or not. Hope yours give you a great harvest.

[@michaelirwin5583]

Can't wait to get growing in this method, dual root zone seems to give the best results. Say hi to Jack and give belly rubs!

[@RobsAquaponics]

😄 He's cosied up to B at the moment so is getting plenty of loving. Cheers Michael & have a top one mate.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Your videos just keep amazing me, love it!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Glad you're still enjoying them JGMTT. 👍 Hope all's well with you & yours.

[@ozzypunk1]

Great work mate. What about working on a deep water, duel root zone system ? I love the idea of duel root zone but it’s just not …. jena se qua

[@RobsAquaponics]

@PotentPonics has some info on that from memory. 🤔😉👍 Cheers Mark.

[@jeremyhula931]

My family & I are really struggling right now but as soon as I get an extra $20. I'm hopping into the beginners aquaponics course. I think I caught the aquaponics bug. I'm working on gathering buckets, barrels, and tanks. It may take some time because I'm broke and have to scavenge but I usually come up with something to work with.

[@mattysbackyard9244]

Great harvest mate! I’m going to try out some dual root zone Chilli plants in a couple of weeks time.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Nice one mate. Hope they grow as well for you as the spuds did for us.

[@craigmacdonald4987]

Congratulations on your spud success Rob! 👍🏻 I live in Ayrshire, Scotland (home of the Ayrshire variety of tatties) - so that's some very interesting results to us spud fanatics, thanks 😀🤔😃

[@RobsAquaponics]

Thanks Steve. I haven't got the best track record with them so am happy they're growing so well in the aquaponics. Hope all's well with you & yours mate. 👍👍

[@thisismyname8627]

Have you thought of a some kind of material that could be used to keep the sand and soil separate? That way you could reuse both without any mixing of the two. Also who was the new pupper?

[@RobsAquaponics]

Weed cloth/geo fabric would work. Steve from Potent Ponics uses burlap in his. 👍 The new pup is Jack. 😁👍 Smithfield Red Cattle dog X Border collie X *Bull Arab (*we think). We picked him up from a shelter back in July as a few week old pup. He was one of 10 from a litter that was abandoned. He's a great fit with our family & is a real goof ball. Cheers & have a top one.

[@kevinhanson1315]

Cannot wait!!!

[@mangofever4681]

Thanks , you gave me an idea. I have a one inch drain pipe in the middle of a 3ft x 4ft cement tub. I am going to set the level of the one inch pipe for about one inch and I am going to follow what you did, but I will use cat litter clay pebbles instead of sand. Also, I won't fill the cement tub with any rocks. I had a bed of rocks and a bell siphon before, but it gets filled with muck and its hard to clean. I have been using my cement tub to grow duck weed. I drilled a hole on the top of my bell siphon , so the water draws from the bottom, but doesn't drain out with the duck weed.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Am interested to see how it turns out for you MF. 👍

[@mangofever4681]

@@RobsAquaponics I just ordered some 6 inch net cups from amazon. I will line the sides with weed fabric and use 1 inch of gravel on the bottom and fill the rest with potting mix. Its like a wicking tub with a constant flow of water. I think I can grow lettuce with slow release Osmocote fertilizer.

[@mangofever4681]

@@RobsAquaponics I am using smal lava rock cinders, peat, osmocote and soil acidifier mix. I am comparing the growth between 1 gallon fabric pots and 6 inch lined net cups. I have about 1/2 inch of water flow on the bottom. My lettuce are loving the environment, both size pots have the same growth. I put a fine window screen and frame on top to filter the sun light and to prevent my chickens from getting any ideas. Its working for me, thanks for the idea. Its kind of like a modified NFT and wicking tub idea with no mosquito larvae.

[@charlesmathews5840]

Wow! Nice crop! Pitty the other two pouches didn't produce much

[@RobsAquaponics]

At least I know what works best now Charles. Will be planting some more out in the new system, later this week all going well. Cheers mate.

[@spicymaple7069]

Hey Rob, do you know anyone who does brackish water aquaponics or marine

[@RobsAquaponics]

I don't sorry SM. I have seen folks ask about it in aquaponics FB groups though but just scrolled by sorry.

[@monikabiyatrice8755]

I love your video

[@RobsAquaponics]

Thanks Monika. 😁😁👍

[@jeremyhula931]

Looks like a 15, 20, or 25 gal fabric pot would do great for that. Do you think?

[@mst3ksanta]

if possible use watered down vinegar to deter lady bugs

[@RobsAquaponics]

Ladybugs are good in that they will be eating the aphids & other small plant eating bugs. The bad ones in this video are best controlled by being squished. They are the only bad variety we get here.

[@angleborn]

Have you tried to grow your potatoes in a straw bed instead of soil? It should work if you cover your clay pebbles with straw, then place the spuds and cover with more straw (and continue to do so as they grow). It might require watering from above.

[@RobsAquaponics]

I haven't Angleborn. From the trials from other coverings (coir & clay) I've used I think the soil would out preform straw as the straw wouldn't be providing many additional nutrients. Might be one to try down the track though if I get the room. Cheers & happy growing.

[@itssoysauceegg]

What’s that handy weighing scale brand?

[@RobsAquaponics]

Sorry I missed this CupOfTea. . I think it's a generic scale sold by Aldi from memory. Cost AU20 I think.

[@Jaime-vf6eu]

Hey mate, where can I find those grow pouches?

[@RobsAquaponics]

Hydro stores & some large garden centres sell similar garden bags/pouches Jamie.

[@ngenoisaiah4320]

How can I plant carrots in aquaponic system..... please do me a procedural video 👍

[@RobsAquaponics]

I have grown them in the media before & shown them in walkaround videos. 👍👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGPZnYaabdKfbc0 I think they will do exceptionally well in the soil pouches in the system as well. 👍

[@ngenoisaiah4320]

Thanks 👍.......and again why my system the moment always I added more fish some will start developing swollen eyes, changes skin to red rushes then finally dies .....thank you @Rob bob's

[@christinemurray1444]

@@RobsAquaponics hi Bob, wouldn't it work to simply water them with water from the system and top up plain water into the system? Provided we're only replacing a small amount, comparable to evaporation in a hot day.

[@RobsAquaponics]

@@christinemurray1444 You could do it that way if you wanted Christine👍 Having them in the system at some point just helps to automate the process. Cheers.

[@jenniferjsaracino]

Jack helping is…. Look dad dug up balls!

[@RobsAquaponics]

🤣 He got his claws into a few of them & ran away with the small green ones. Next time I think I'll be using a table for the reveals I think Jennifer. 😉 Hope all's well with you & the fam.

[@mrdkoser]

Cute puppy! What's his name? Is it a terrier? That's mate!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Jack AKA Jacky Boy. 🐾

[@RobsAquaponics]

He's a stumpy tailed (Smithfield) cattle dog X border collie. We think there may also be some Bull Arab in there as well.

[@drrahilakurdi5943]

💚🖤💚

[@adjbutler]

17 grams or 170 grams?

[@RobsAquaponics]

170. may bad

[@ramoneoliveira5851]

Like

[@RobsAquaponics]

Oi Ramone Felicidades amigo

[@Jdizzle-lv6of]

Ladybugs do not eat leaves or chlorophyll

[@RobsAquaponics]

The 28 spot ones do. Their scientific name is Epilachna vigintioctopunctata & you can learn more about them here, www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_ladybirds/28-spotted.html I hope that helps you learn something new. 👍

[@Jdizzle-lv6of]

@@RobsAquaponics wow!!

[@香香-t7l]

可惜了 沒有中文翻譯

[@RobsAquaponics]

您可以通過字幕設置自動翻譯。👍 You can auto translate through the subtitles settings.

[@Stanislavek]

[@RobsAquaponics]

👍😁

[@ChuanfaBuddha]

Hey Rob I have an odd question to ask of you do you know Hoocho can you reach out to him and see if I actually won something or if I’m being scammed I have a feeling it’s a scam but it sure does sound like Hoocho any help would be greatly appreciated thanks mate

[@RobsAquaponics]

Hey mate. I replied over on the guide as well 😉 It's a scam & they've tried it on my channel as well but I managed to delete the posts quickly. Loads of folks have reported these scammers that try to "clone" creators identities to KZbin but they don't appear to be able to do much to stop them unfortunately.

[@ChuanfaBuddha]

@@RobsAquaponics thanks mate, I knew it was too good to be true.