These plants were pulled from the Aquaponics Greenhouse, while thinning/weeding. In doing so, and because there is no soil that weighs on the plants, just layers of rocks and pebbles of which the plants' roots can easily wiggle out, beautiful root systems were revealed. On the left a young watermelon plant, and on the right a bunch of young leggy tomatillos. It is interesting to notice how they create their roots... many and thin, shallow, thick and fewer, more central, long, short. We can learn a lot here to observe these root systems....
That being said, with these young plants coming out of the aquaponics growbeds so easily, without damaging any of the roots, I think about the upcoming Spring and starting seedlings and transplants. I remember Noah telling me just this sort of thing- that using the aquaponic system to start plants was a great way to use the rock/pebble grow beds with lots of substrate to move through. A-ha! So now I see it for myself. Another benefit for seedlings starting in the aquaponic growbeds, is that they will always have water at their access- an essential element in keeping young plants happy and thriving.
....Till the Spring!
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