Basic Aquaponics - Cuttings As Fish Feed

Sambung Nyawa plant cuttings can be use to feed Tilapia. Other than this they will eat Cassava or Tapioca leaves too.

Using cuttings from the Aquaponics will reduce dependency on fish feed and leaving decomposed vegetation in the fish tank will help in lowering ph if it is high.

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Basic Aquaponics - Sambung Nyawa Propagation

Sambung Nyawa or Gynura procumbens is a medicinal plants it is use for blood sugar control, blood pressure reduction and to reduce cholestrol level.

This is how it is propagated in my aquaponics system.

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Sambung Nyawa Restocking

Sambung Nyawa plants has good medicinal properties hence I will always has it planted in my aquaponics set. One of the growbed I had to cleared up and replant tomatoes, in that I had to remove the existing plants and this include the Sambung Nyawa plants.

Took it out of the growbed, since I had it in pot it's easier to do.

Cut its branches and gave the Tilapia a treat.

In 24 hours those branches will be strip clean.

Those few remaining branches, cut the shoots for planting.

It's an easy plant to grow, stick it in hydroton is that is needed and plant it in a temporary area.

Two pots is all that is requires.

Temporarily placed amongst the newly planted tomatoes.

It will be transferred to larger pot once the plant has shown sign of growth.

Sambung Nyawa - Leaves of the God

In Malay its called Sambung Nyawa, its scientific name is Gynura procumbens. Other names Daun Dewa, Leaves of the Gods, Googoolipid, Mollucan Spinach,Sam Akar, Akar Sebiak, Kelemai Merah and Bai Bing Cao

This plant has high medicinal properties, and widely use locally to control Cholesterol, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure. Its can be eaten raw or boil and drink like tea for controlling those illnesses.

Close up of the plant, my initial trial with this plant was a failure. It don't grow well and the leaves are hard and brittle. The changes I did to my system was to switches the pump OFF at night around 8 pm till 8 am.

This plant are easily grown from cuttings, its best to use the young shoot about 5 ~ 6 inches in length and plant it in the growth media direct. It also require shade during their initial period of growth, I recommend 1 months or until you see new leave form.

It take root easily, but rooting compound or hormone are recommended. This plant root is not destructive, they are about 6 ~ 8 inches long, this may be due to Aquaponics where nutrient is not far from the plant.

These plants from my homekit, I decided to remove them due too much and I am trying other plants in it place in the homekit. I have dedicate one growbed for this plant and I am trying to see whether it will flower.

Above is the picked shoot, normally 5 or 6 leaves are taken, this for eating. If for planting then its recommended to have more than this.