Plant PulseKang kung
Ipomea aquatica
Kang kung. Sourced figures stay next to their citation. Planting windows are listed for locations that have one. Unsourced fields say coming soon.
Unverified — based on HORDI Crop - Kang Kung, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-20: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-kang-kung/; confirm for your microclimate.
Spacing
- In-row spacing
- 30 cm
- Between-row spacing
- 30 cm
Other sourced figures
- Days to first harvest
- 20–30 days
- Soil pH
- 6–7
From farmer field experience
Based on hands-on growing experience from Sri Lankan farmers. Not yet verified against official sources.
- Harvest window: 20–25 days
- Cut again every 20–25 days. The HORDI page states about 20 days in low land and about 30 days in upland for the first harvest, which is already stored.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- Container volume: 10 L
- Five or six cuttings in about 10 L.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- Container diameter: 30 cm
- Pot diameter about 30 cm.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- Container depth: 20 cm
- Pot depth about 20 cm.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
- Plants per container: 5–6
- Cuttings in that pot.
- Farmer field notenoted Oct 2026
Planting windows
Colombo — Low Country Wet Zone
Year round: Year round
Direct sow or transplant
Using 20–30 stored days. First harvest is about 20–30 days after planting. Calculated from the stored day count and the planting month. It is not a separate harvest calendar.
HORDI: any time of year in low-lying areas where water is available. Highlands are better started in the rainy season. The page excludes up-country areas. Planting material is stem cuttings or seed. First harvest about 20 days in low land and about 30 days in upland.
Unverified — based on HORDI Crop - Kang Kung, Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka, accessed 2026-10-20: https://doa.gov.lk/hordi-crop-kang-kung/; confirm for your microclimate.