Growing & Harvesting Water Chestnuts in Aquaponics

G'Day Folks. Water chestnuts are really simple to grow in aquaponics. I was once again very happy with the harvest we got from the 3 corms that were originally planted out.
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[@glenhehir3833]

Nice harvest Rob. Yep. Let’s see the soil grown as well.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Cheers Glen. I'll film it when I'm feeling a bit better. 👍👍

[@elenidemos]

Simplest way to clean/skin them is to use a brand new scourer. The green rectangle ones are cheap & work well. Just rub the skin in an area to clear the majority of the larger areas, then use a pairing knife for the extra hard areas to reach. Much less fiddly, normally quicker & lose less flesh then cutting. After use, use the scourer for dishes after rinsing properly. Just use a NEW one the next time, to ensure food safety.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Never had any luck scrubbing with those scourers Eleni. It just takes the loose skin off so that's why I was just peeling them.

[@angerainbow9200]

Thankyou for showing how much you would use in cooking. We harvested ours last week. 400grams from a soil pouch in my tadpole pond. I was impressed with it. First time growing waterchestnut. Looking forward to seeing the results you get from your soil crop 😀

[@RobsAquaponics]

Seeing those large ones has given me hope Ange. 😁😁 Cheers & have a top one.

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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 this video around if you think it may help others too.👍 Cheers all & have a top one. 🐟 🌱🍅 Rob

[@akcellr8r75]

Hi Rob. Where did you source your initial water chestnuts from. I'm having trouble finding some to plant.

[@antoniosanford4675]

Brilliant! Makes me wonder what other root vegetables can be grown in aquaponics.

[@RobsAquaponics]

So far I've grown potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots beetroot ginger, turmeric & yacon. 👍👍

[@jenniferjsaracino]

Definitely do a soil harvest too!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Cheers Jennifer. 😁😁👍

[@joecanales9631]

Nice harvest of water chestnuts! I should look around for some root bulbs to start some. Another thing that will try to overrun the greenhouse. I have thought about building a new one with some design ideas for warmth in winter & cooling for summer. Our drought has broken! 86 days dry. And many days a desiccating wind. The one wicking bed on the windward side has taken off. I started planting it in May but the plants refused to grow, above ground. All of May & early June, no new leaves, and a few shredded in the high dry winds. The wicking bed on the leeward side did better, but not great. Cooler weather, lower winds & rain, my tanks are topped off and windward plants have taken off! I’m fighting small white flies in the greenhouse with soap & neem oil, trying not to spray the media or water in the water trough (dwc, Xochimilco). I’ve cleaned off the plants of old dying and dead leaves, increasing air-flow, especially for the tomatoes. Got them growing in the root pouches sitting in flooding trays, in Xochi, & in clay media. I think they like their roots in dirt best. I might have too many strawberries in the flooding trays, the roots are clogging the permeability of the clay pebbles and have had to limit the water flow to a trickle and prop up the side opposite the drain to help compensate. I bet a bathtub would work better. Weeding out strawberry plants will be a final resort. I’ve got a kale tree which I should take out of the media bed. I’m sure the roots have created a good anoxic area and it’s flowering top has reached the top of the greenhouse. But it does provide some afternoon shade to some understory type plants. Its leaves are thick and chewy, but they stand up nicely to oven drying with olive oil, salt & spices. Only way I’ve seen my wife eat it, other than when it disappears in stews & chili. I think I will go sit on the patio and watch the rain. Cheers 🍻 & thanks for your videos!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Hi Joe. Have you tried yellow sticky traps for the whiteflies? Is your tree kale the one you can grow from cuttings? I had a purple one given to me a few years back but it died in a compromised wicking bed. 😓 Didn't realise the water was being used up after about a day or so due to tree roots. Hope the rain keeps up for you mate. Cheers. 🍻🍻

[@joecanales9631]

@@RobsAquaponics I had not considered yellow sticky tape, worth a try. I'm sure it won't be any worse than my attempt at sucking them out of the air with a wet/dry vac. I bet cuttings of the kale will root, put a couple tests in the deep water raft, had a couple of empty spots from harvesting a lettuce and a bok choi. (I left the bok choi go a little too long, it got a little fibrous.) This morning it was sunny and warm, didn't look at the thermometer, but the sun was a little harsh on my balding head, guessing upper 20's (~27?) but a cool front came in with the rain, dropping down to 15. Wife is going to want me to fire up the fire place tonight. Looks like rain in the forecast for the next few days! Cheers!

[@fredscheerle7592]

Great Vid, taking over, Bunching Onions aren't bad at it ever!

[@RobsAquaponics]

I have never had much luck with them myself Fred. Hamish had them take over a whole bed though. 🤣

[@threeredstars]

Harvest those chestnuts Brither!!!

[@RobsAquaponics]

I might just do that now it's stopped raining. 😉👍 Cheers.

[@victortimmons3320]

Yes please!!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Will look at shooting it later today or tomorrow Victor. 👍

[@craigparry5648]

nice yield, I grew them twenty odd years ago in foam boxes with similar results as you got. only trouble was the runner burrowed through the foam. was told by the farmer whom I got the stock from not to grow the little tear drop ones only the large bulbus ones as you will get less larger ones at harvest of you do. I noticed a couple with a dark ring around in the flesh that's a calcium deficiency. going to give them a run this year after watching yours, hopefully I can get some stock from the health food shop. well done 👍

[@RobsAquaponics]

Thanks for the tip on the shape Craig. 👍 I get that ring on soil or aqua-grown ones. I've always taken it as I'm not peeling deep enough. Cheers mate & have a top one.

[@danielthompson3205]

Before I got my IBCs for hydroponics I gave the foam box 'dwc' a go.. I tj found with out plastic lining, the plants like to burrow thru the foam and drain out all liquid on themselves XD :'(

[@peripheralinkling]

G'day, Rob! I'd love to see some of the recipes you use. You always seem to have lovely plans for your produce.

[@RobsAquaponics]

I have a few posted around the place & on my other channel as well. kzbin.info/aero/PLBcWprMIwYYjsxGg0eYZPZXOqSqTlgqg0 kzbin.info/door/gGfvKCA8rrXvuBGzHxWruQ Not much on that one.😉 www.bitsouttheback.com/blog Cheers. 👍

[@peripheralinkling]

@@RobsAquaponics That's fantastic! Thanks!

[@onlyapilgrim]

wonderful!

[@RobsAquaponics]

Cheers R. 😁👍

[@donnaberkowitz5710]

I would love to see the soil chestnut

[@ChuanfaBuddha]

That’s an awesome harvest, did you get the starts from a seed company?

[@RobsAquaponics]

I bought or origionals YEARS ago from Green Harvest at Maleny. These came from a mate that dropped them off with some vanilla cuttings & pandan. Still have the vanilla but the pandan didn't make it. 😓

[@ChuanfaBuddha]

@@RobsAquaponics I’m definitely going to have to find a source for some that would be so awesome to have them growing the gift that just keeps on giving

[@fifigirl8208]

could always buy one of those automatic potato peeler machines sure it could be used for many things, water chestnuts, apples, garlic...hmmm might look into that myself.

[@RobsAquaponics]

I found the potato peeler works best for the large ones. Not sure how an auto one would go though. Cheers FG. 👍

[@justinehansen833]

Soil to please would be great to see if there is a noticeable difference and thank you for all the wonderful information

[@RobsAquaponics]

👍 Looks like I'll be shooting a quick video on them this week. Cheers Justine.

[@justinehansen833]

@@RobsAquaponics thank you 😊

[@user-gn5ni2sv5r]

Nice thanks

[@RobsAquaponics]

No problem

[@adwhyatt]

If you have soil in root pouches in a (what I think you call) dual root zone setup, like in your bathtub here, do any of the fine soil particles make it out of the bag and into the aquaponics system? If they do, is that a major concern?

[@drrahilakurdi5943]

🍇🍇🍇🍇

[@RobsAquaponics]

😁😁👍👍👍

[@owensfunhouse7582]

Thought I commeted earlier elsewhere, but can't find it. Anyways, where did you get the chestnuts originally for seeding the bed? Quite a good haul.

[@RobsAquaponics]

I got them from Green Harvest mate. 👍 Will bring a couple over when I visit if you want.

[@waynebaker5720]

Good job Rob You'd think more interest on this subject considering the condition of the world

[@RobsAquaponics]

Views have most definitely been dropping over the past 2 months. 🤣 I'd say folks are wanting to by ad's on other more controversial videos that are getting more views so that's what KZbin is pushing. 😉

[@ramoneoliveira5851]

Não conheço essa planta. Like

[@RobsAquaponics]

É muito usado na culinária chinesa e asiática. 👍 Muito crocante com um sabor suave. boa saúde 🍻 (Google Trans) It's used in Chinese & Asian cooking a lot. Very crunchy with a mild flavour. Cheers Ramone. 🍻

[@Wolf-kq2bm]

You didn't say what you do with the ginger rhizomes. I thought you would explain that in this video.

[@RobsAquaponics]

🤣 Nope...... 😐😑😐 That will be in the next aqua update Mr Sam.

[@Berkeloid0]

Do you ever get the water chestnuts flowering and going to seed? Just curious whether that's a practical way of propagating them so they can acclimatise to different areas over multiple generations, or whether like potatoes, replanting the corms/tubers is the only really practical way.

[@RobsAquaponics]

I've never seen them go to seed here mate. I just did a quick search & it looks like they don't set seeds but may set a flower of sorts according to the images here, plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eleocharis~dulcis

[@user-mm9xq2oh8x]

Hi Rob, been following your great work for a couple of years now. Would love to have a go at water chestnuts but finding it difficult to obtain growing material. Do you know or can you recommend a corm supplier? Keep up the great work. Thanks Russ

[@RobsAquaponics]

I got mine from Green Harvest here in OZ if that helps any. They're based at Melany & sell via their website.

[@user-mm9xq2oh8x]

Thanks for the reply Rob. Will give them a go.

[@js2919]

Hello Rob, I am from the Manila Philippines. May i ask how can you tell when to harvest? Thanks for sharing.

[@RobsAquaponics]

Hi JS. Sorry I missed this. We wait for them to die back before harvesting but you can search around the mud during the season for large ones if you can't wait. 😉👍 Cheers & have a top one.

[@angerainbow9200]

First 🤣