Comments on: Raised Bed Roof Gardening

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:53:20 +0000

I agree with your there Luton. Rooftop gardens also help to regulate building temperatures. They are a great idea!

By: Handyman Luton

Handyman Luton — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:40:58 +0000

Ive always thought what a waste all the empty rooftops in the world are. They are great places to capture the sun and the rain and for plants to grow. Typically they are very ugly to and a bit of plantlife would benefit our environment.

By: Aviad Giat

Aviad Giat — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:55:28 +0000

Hi Leah, The cardboard will decay at some point, absolutely. The first collar I installed was with plastic tarp, hollowed, so it can be drained. This season I decided to try out having a collar with a cardboard underneath to try it out and for now everything is good. I just hope it will keep on working like that for another year or so. It seems to me that as less plastic in my garden as better. Saying that, the greenhouses are made of plastic and the polls are made of pvc…

As for pollinating, I might just be dreaming and doing a Sisyphean work with hand-pollinating… Maybe they are all good and do not need me at all…

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By: Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:39:27 +0000

Very interesting! Cardboard under the soil? Doesn’t that decay quickly?

I’ve had raised beds before that look something like yours, but they were raised only above the regular garden lol so no big feat. This looks like a really great idea for a rooftop! I wouldn’t have guessed that you need to pollinate but of course that makes sense. And I do understand your devotion and care for your plants! It’s so hard for me in the fall when the frost kills everything

Big fan of arugula here too
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By: Aviad Giat

Aviad Giat — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:33:08 +0000

Thank you for the nice words Ursula and Katie! I do hand-pollinate, yes. I never got to delve into the Bees and how to work with them, though it sounds like a great and exciting thing to try out. There is also a compost bin on the roof with all kinds of flying creatures buzzing around, so I hope they are doing some pollinating too.
Good luck Katie with your plans.
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By: Manal

Manal — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:08:52 +0000

Thanks for the interview Alison. And a huge thank you to Aviad.

This is where I would like to do at one point.
Right now I have a couple of tomato plants and a small green pepper in pots. I want to learn and grow my own stuff. The idea of raised beds appeals to me as I don’t intend to stay where I am.

I look forward to learning more from both of you.
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By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:09:24 +0000

Very cool post Aviad and Alison. I have mostly decks not backyard so this gives me lots of food for thought. I think deck gardening would entail much the same principles as rooftop. Limited space, boxes, hmmm, exciting. Thanks for the informative post. You guys are so passionate about gardening. It’s wonderful to see.
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By: UrsulaV

UrsulaV — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:18:23 +0000

Lovely! I’ve seen some gorgeous rooftop garden photos before, but I never even considered how they’d work out of the wind.

Out of curiosity, do you have any problems with pollinators? Can bees find their way up there, or do you have to hand pollinate anything that needs it?
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