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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 . |
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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. |
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4-8 -May? | Sugar Ann Snap Peas (55 days)
Seed started 04/02/2011. Seed sown 04/07/2011. Last harvest 06/05/2011. |
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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 . |
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6 May?- | Yellow Squash - Early Prolific Straightneck (50 days)
Seed sown 06/05/2011. First sprouts 06/09/2011. First harvest . |
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7-8 May?- | Zucchini - Burpee's hybrid (50 days)
Seed sown 06/05/2011. First sprouts 06/09/2011. First harvest . |
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Big Blue Bucket | Blue Potatoes
Sown 04/02/2011. Added soil 06/05/2011. Harvest . |
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Temporary Bucket | White Potatoes
Sown 04/02/2011. Added soil 06/05/2011. Harvest . |
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?? | 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 |
Indoor |
Window Boxes |
1 | Italian Oregano, Mint
Italian Oregano propagated 04/24/2010. Mint planted 03/26/2010 |
2 | Rosemary, Lemon Thyme, Silver Thyme, Basil
Rosemary propagated 04/24/2010. Lemon Thyme planted 03/26/2010. Silver Thyme planted 03/26/2010. Basil seed sown ~03/?/2010. Basil sprouts ~03/26/2010. Basil harvested 02/19/2011. |
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 |
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 |
6 comments:
Everything looks great!! I am just amazed at the things you are able to accomplish on a Manhattan rooftop! Enjoy your garden this summer.
Ro
Thanks, Ro! It can be a struggle on the roof at times, but this year has been lovely. I just sampled my first raspberries and blackberries! I had friends over for a garden salad and we had some wonderful stir fried peas. It looks like you have a garden, too. How's it growing?
how come the buckets are all in one line near that ventilation duct?
Haha, well, because it's easiest that way. Do you have suggestions for where my buckets should be placed?
Great looking stuff. I have a rooftop garden in Chelsea and am glad I found your blog. I transplanted a wild blueberry plant from upstate and during a hot spell early this year, all my blooms dried up. The plant is doing well in the heat and sun so far, and I hope next year I get fruit, even if it's just for the birds. Interested to hear about your results over time. Good luck!
Thanks John! I love blueberries, so I wish mine would fruit better. I'm not sure if it's just challenging growing on the roof, but my blueberry flowers and the ovaries they left behind also dried up early in the summer. I don't even think it was a dry spell. I think it might have been a lack of pollinators so early. I am considering the addition of more flowering plants to attract them next year. Good luck with your rooftop garden and thanks for following me!
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