Another place to garden? On the roof!
Mornin’ all! I realize that some of us don’t have large yards or gardens, and that some of us have to grow our veggies in pots. But perhaps we need to rethink “garden space.” I’ve seen gardens grown on concrete pavement, and I’ve seen gardens grown in old plastic bags. Here’s a neat article about a different kind of garden….roof gardens.
Even if you don’t want to turn your roof into a garden (we couldn’t do that here because our roof is metal and any garden would literally COOK), it might give you some ideas about “gardening outside the box”, so to speak.
Many of my readers are still snowed in. I try to remember that, even as the temps here are already way too hot for this time of year. It was 85 yesterday in Austin, yet we will probably have one more freeze before it’s safe to put out the tomato plants. We always do!
dig it!
bobbi c.
roof gardens, roof gardening, planting tomatoes, spring gardening
March 8th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Holy Smokes! 85 in Austin? I’m hoping for 32 today. And it is a small hope. We recently moved back to the “farm” and a garden is something I’d like to ease back into once the snow melts. I’ve heard of all kinds of gardens, too, but never a roof garden - unless it was back in pioneer days and people were living in sod houses. Then a roof garden was - um - easy? Required?
March 8th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
This reminds me of the movie “Green Card”…,an otherwise forgettable film with a great penthouse garden.
March 8th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
Hi teri, I wrote a little kid’s book about soddies once…but never ran across much about them gardening on the roof then. I don’t think they needed to.
Yep, it was 85. Supposed to be in the 50’s at night for the next week, and mid-80s in the day. I planted one tomato out today, so I hope we don’t get another freeze. That one is the Sacrifical Tomato. LOL
bc
March 8th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Hey Cyndi, if I saw that one, I forgot it, too. LOL
I think roof gardens are neat, although you’d have to climb a lot of ladders! LOL
bc