Backyard Aquaponics
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I agree GD - reason I responded speaking about silverbeet is that Nick's question was about Murray's 'spinach' which are actually silverbeet. My spinach in the garden has bolted to seed now - it is definitely past spinach season. Also, most spinach likes semi-shade or shade.

Hey ,

VB have you tried growing Silverbeet 'Perpetual Green'Beta vulgaris ssp. Cicla. I used to grow this and was good from spring to autumn, but might last longer in aqua systems in a hothouse ...this one also resists bolting to seed. I just kept cutting it and it kept on growing

BK

I have just grown the regular types such as fordhook giant and rainbow chard. My silverbeet (as opposed to spinach) always lasts for ages - I just harvest the outside leaves and let it regenerate. Before my chooks got eaten, I used to feed them tonnes of the stuff. The only problem I have had witht eh silverbeet is that sometimes it succumbs to a mildew. This is likely to be more of a problem in a hothouse setting.

yeah i think will be the spinach, so will have to get the silverbeet. Hopefully will have some good photos of new growth in the next three or four weeks. I will by then have at least three new grow beds and possibly four up and running. It is very exciting time.

You going to Muzzas Nick?

lmao so sorry VB.dont know what drugs im on ....I was tryn to find the name of the perpetual SPINACH i grew.....or maybe that was it.....its been a very long day, but I;m sure it was perpetual spinach coz ive had probs with other varieties in the past

will have to see if I have the day off work but will be visiting him very shortly none the less.

Whatya mean Nick - you planning a sicky? I just missed the joke I think.

i work alternating saturdays and sundays at the pet shop and usually only remember which day I am working for the next week, so will actually have to look further ahead in this instance.

Also the GF lives in toowoomba and so I only see her during the weekends, and usually only one full day on the weekend and she might not be too happy if I took time from her sunday to go to an AP meeting despite her knowing and seeing my current efforts and thoughts on the subject.

Cool - just got thrown by the laughing emoticon.

sorry the laughter emoticon is that I am going to pick up my growbed tommorrow morning. It wasn't the best but I could not find a winking one. Which still might not have been appropriate.

Lucky bugger - I am itching for my next grow-bed (or 3)

Hey Nick. Did u say you run a pet shop? Does it happen to be in the bayside area?

Nick works at Pet City at Mt Gravatt (am I right). I don't think he works in the aquarium part.

i work at pet city at mt gravatt. I don;t know if that is bayside but it is more so than ferny hills