How we grow Kang Kong/Kangkung/Chinese water spinach.. (Ipomoea aquatica)
Kang kong is a short vining, water loving plant that is used in many different Asian cuisines. Should be very easy to grow this plant in the heat we get here & can't wait to get our first large harvest.. Subscribing to us at Bits Out the Back is as easy as clicking below http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=bnbob01 You can also find Bits Out the Back on Facebook, Instagram & G+ where we post mini updates on the aquaponics/aquaculture, chooks, worms, wicking bed gardens & other small tidbits. www.facebook.com/Bitsouttheback www.instagram.com/bits_out_the_back http://plus.google.com/u/0/+RobBob/posts Have a great one all.
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how do you make sure the water dont rotten?
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good
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Are they delicious? I'm going to grow them in Florida.
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great! i would like to grow it too
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My mum grows this up here in New York , USA. First frost usually kills it but we get enough for a plate a week in a 1.0M x 0.5M soil plot in the ground. Slugs don't like it!
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Sure, is a cool plant a Rob, I am loving mine and looking into a few recipes for it, My Filipino friend says just stir fry it in Garlic, Ginger and Red Onion.
Thanks for the video mate.
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Delicious stuff! :P
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how many times do we need to water it
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Noo.It is not that hard to grow.It just need water.In Burma ,it is very cheap at least 20 or 30 times cheaper than chicken.In USA it is roughly about same price.Man, If you have natural pond,I mean not man made concrete pond like swimming pool.Just throw away some of those, it will fill up the pond.One more advantage of that plant is ,it has long life span . Moreover doesn't stop growing at any season.
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I realize this is a 2-3 year old video, but if you had unbunched them (referring to the very beginning of the video) and put them in the water loose, you would have gotten roots all along the stems, as well. I had pulled two out of the compost pile (my mother in law tossed them in an hour before I got to them) and just dropped them in a bottle of tap water. 3 days later (just checked) and I got roots growing all up and down the stems.
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thanks! i am going to try and grow it your way. these are rich in vitamins and iron so i need them for my breastfeeding wife.
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I stir fry it with garlic and hoisin sauce, so good and healthy and they grow like crazy
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is this yummy? is it bitter or nah?
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I order seed from Amazon fail.
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+Benjamin Trias
Hey Benjamin.. This season we only have a few plants in so am only harvesting a few times a week.. The plants from this clips grew huge in the aquaponics & could of easily harvested them every second day..
Hope that helps a bit mate..
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How often do you harvest and what is the mean weight on each harvest? Thanks.
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is it continuously harvestable??
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I've been growing Kang Kong for years. They love to sit in a container of water and FULL sun. The top of the soil should be wet, that's how they thrive. The tray you have under the pot won't keep the plant wet enough unless the roots are right at the bottom of the pot..
When you are starting out, remove ALL the leaves for consuming. Then put the stalks in water in a tall see-through jug (glass or plastic), as if they are flowers ... and you will see the roots in a couple of days. They will actually grow leaves in the jug but will grow more prolifically when put in pot with good quality potting mix. -
Very informative but....did you start with a normal bunch like you would get from the grocer or get specialised cuttings?
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What type of gravel are you using? (the red type)
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