Manhattan Rooftop Garden Project: Rainy days

Garden History

Buckets	for Annual Fruits & Veg
1-3	Tomato Stupice (55 days) Seed started 02/15/2011. Seed sown 02/21/2011. Potted up 03/26/2011. Planted 04/24/2011. Flower buds before planting. Open Flowers before planting. First harvest .
4-8 -May?	Snow Peas (60? days) Seed started 02/22/2011. Seed sown 03/01/2011. Planted 03/24/2011. Last harvest 06/05/2011.
4-8 -May?	Sugar Ann Snap Peas (55 days) Seed started 04/02/2011. Seed sown 04/07/2011. Last harvest 06/05/2011.
4-5 May?-	Sugar Baby Watermelon (75-90 days) Seed started after 04/24/2011. More 06/05/2011. Planted 06/05/2011. First fruitling . First harvest .
6 May?-	Yellow Squash - Early Prolific Straightneck (50 days) Seed sown 06/05/2011. First sprouts 06/09/2011. First harvest .
7-8 May?-	Zucchini - Burpee's hybrid (50 days) Seed sown 06/05/2011. First sprouts 06/09/2011. First harvest .
Big Blue Bucket	Blue Potatoes Sown 04/02/2011. Added soil 06/05/2011. Harvest .
Temporary Bucket	White Potatoes Sown 04/02/2011. Added soil 06/05/2011. Harvest .
??	Bull's Blood Beets, Golden Beets Seed started 04/02/2011. Seed sown 04/07/2011. First sprouts . Harvest .	Chimayo pepper Seed started 04/02/2011. Seed sown 04/07/2011. Planted 06/05/2011. First flower 06/05/2011? Harvest .	Chimayo pepper, King of the North red pepper Seed started 04/02/2011. Seed sown 04/07/2011. Planted 06/05/2011 First flower 06/05/2011? Harvest .

Buckets	for Permanent Fruits and Vegetables
9-10	Asparagus Planted 03/20/2011.
11-15	Strawberries - Honeoye New planting 2011. Flowers . First harvest. Last harvest.
16	Blueberry - Briteblue Planted 03/05/2008. First ripe berry . Last harvest .
17	Blueberry - Northsky Planted 04/26/2008.
18	Blueberry - Chippewa Planted 04/26/2008.
19	Raspberry - Tulameen Planted 04/26/2008.
20	Yellow Raspberry - Anne Planted 03/24/2011.
21	Blackberry - Arapaho Planted 04/26/2008. First ripe berry . Last harvest .
22	Blackberry - Loch Ness Planted 04/26/2008. First ripe berry . Last harvest .

Indoor	Window Boxes
1	Italian Oregano, Mint Italian Oregano propagated 04/24/2010. Mint planted 03/26/2010
2	Rosemary, Lemon Thyme, Silver Thyme Rosemary propagated 04/24/2010. Lemon Thyme planted 03/26/2010. Silver Thyme planted 03/26/2010.
3	French Lavendar, Greek Oregano, Basil French Lavendar planted 05/01/2011. Greek Oregano planted 05/01/2011. Basil seed sown ~02/10/2011. Basil first sprouts ~02/14/2011. Basil first harvest .

Buckets	for Annual Fruits & Veg
1	Tomato - Bloody Butcher (55 days) Seed started 03/23/2008. Seed sown 03/27/2008. Potted up 04/15/2008. Planted 04/23/2008. Flower buds 04/30/2008. Open Flowers 05/15/2008. First fruitlings 05/28/2008. First harvest 06/22/2008. Basil Seed sown 04/26/2008. First sprouts 05/04/2008. Seed harvest 12/01/2008.
2	Tomato - Black Krim (69-80 days) Seed started 03/23/2008. Seed sown 03/27/2008. Potted up 04/15/2008. Planted 04/23/2008. Smushed/damaged 04/29/2008. First fruitling 06/08/2008. First harvest 09/19/2008.
3	Tomato - Hillbilly (85 days) Seed started 03/23/2008. Seed sown 03/27/2008. Potted up 04/15/2008. Planted 04/23/2008. Flower buds 05/15/2008. First fruitling 07/03/2008. First harvest 09/19/2008. Basil Seed sown 04/26/2008. First sprouts 05/04/2008. Seed harvest 12/01/2008.
4-8 -May?	Sugar Ann Snap Peas (56 days) Seed started 03/22/2008. Seed sown 03/25/2008. First Pea 05/15/2008. First harvest 05/22/2008. Last harvest 06/04/2008.
4-6 May?-	Sugar Baby Watermelon (75-90 days) Seed sown 05/07/2008. First fruitling 07/01/2008. First harvest 09/14/2008.
7 May?-	Yellow Squash - Early Prolific Straightneck (50 days) Seed sown 06/26/2008. First harvest 09/19/2008.
8 May?-	Zucchini - Burpee's hybrid (50 days) Seed sown 07/02/2008.
9-10	Bulls Blood Beets (55 days) Seed sown 05/07/2008. First sprouts 05/14/2008. Harvest 07/02/2008.

Buckets	for Permanent Fruits
11-15	Strawberries - Honeoye and Ozark's Beauty Unlabeled planting 2007. Flowers 04/18/2008. First harvest 05/22/2008.
16	Blueberry - Briteblue Planted 03/05/2008.
17	Blueberry - Northsky Planted 04/26/2008.
18	Blueberry - Chippewa Planted 04/26/2008.
19	Raspberry - Tulameen Planted 04/26/2008.
20	Raspberry - Summit Planted 04/26/2008.
21	Blackberry - Arapaho Planted 04/26/2008. First flowers 07/01/2008. First fruitling 07/09/2008.
22	Blackberry - Loch Ness Planted 04/26/2008.

Indoor	Window Boxes
1	Chives, Basil, Orange Mint Chives Planted 07/12/2007. Basil seed sown 04/26/2008. Basil first sprouts 05/04/2008. Mint Planted 07/12/2007
2	Rocky Top Lettuce Mix Seed sown 03/24/2008. First sprouts 03/27/2008. First harvest 04/24/2008.
3	Arugula Seed sown 03/24/2008. First sprouts 03/26/2008. First harvest 04/24/2008

Seeds I have, some to trade. Just ask.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Rainy days

It's been raining a LOT the past week, and is supposed to rain again for the next couple of days. I took the dry spell today to check out the garden and sow some seeds. Recently, I placed an on-line seed order with Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. I replaced some staples I had run out of and got a few new varieties to try. Here's what came in the mail:

Rocky Top Lettuce Mix
Flamingo Pink Chard
Canary Yellow Chard
Golden Beet
Early Wonder Beet
Black Beauty Zucchini
Early Prolific Straightneck Squash (Yellow)
China Rose Radish (Free gift!)

Today, I managed to sow some more lettuce since what I'd sown earlier didn't germinate very well. That might have been because it was old seed, or the soil was too dry. That won't be a problem this time around! I also sowed some Golden Beets and Early Wonder Beets. I'm excited to see how they turn out, and I really do need the beets to be early. My goal at the moment is to have a friend over in about 5-6 weeks for a big roof garden salad! =)

Hopefully by then, this strawberry will be big, juicy, and red.

I am not sure when to expect these blackberries to be ripe, but this is the first open flower.

There are many many buds getting ready to open, as well.

5 comments:

adlr said...: this food looks delicious!; May 6, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Laura said...: Thanks for the encouragement =); May 7, 2009 at 12:38 AM
Allison said...: Hey Laura!
I oversee the Garden site at AOL and would love to talk about ways we can work together but I can't seem to locate an email address for you.
Would you mind emailing me at my work address? a (dot) mezzafonte at corp (dot) aol (dot) com
I would love to feature you on our site!
Thanks,
Allison; May 12, 2009 at 1:35 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi Laura, I would love to see more people growing rooftop gardens. I personally don't know too much about growing but I'd like to organize a group to lobby for the city government to start requiring mandates on HOA's and landlords and occupants of the building to participate in growing their own food on top of the building they live in. We need to gain a more sustainable lifestyle and you're demonstrating a perfect start!! Do you know any others that are doing similar?; June 2, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Laura said...: Hi Anonymous! I can't imagine all landlords and tenants being able to participate in growing food on their roofs, but some might be able to and like to. A more realistic idea, though still a stretch to imagine actually occurring, might be to have people whose dedicated job is to tend such urban farms. They would have access to rooftops throughout the city, as part of such a program. That could be interesting.

Anyway, I unfortunately do not know anybody else who engages in as extensive a rooftop food garden as I do. Have you seen any others?; June 3, 2009 at 7:09 PM

Stupice Tomato	4/30: Potted up. 5/14: Planted. 5/16: First fruitling. 6/30: First ripe fruit.
Peacevine Tomato	4/30: Potted up. 5/14: Planted.
Watermelons	5/5: Seed sown. 5/15: Transplant. 6/24: First fruitling. Mid-Aug: Fruit ripe.

Flats
1	New Zealand Spinach Seed started 03/23/2008. Seed sown 03/25/2008.
2	Bull's Blood Beets Seed started 03/23/2008. Seed sown 03/25/2008.
3	Rainbow Chard Seed started 03/23/2008. Seed sown 03/25/2008.
4	Rocky Top Lettuce Mix
5	Arugula
6	Bloomsdale Longstanding Spinach

Garden History

Seeds I have, some to trade. Just ask.

Experiments for the Future

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Rainy days

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