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melaco's South Slope Rooftop garden

Garden Type: Rooftop | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Combination I'm Organic!

I started this roof garden from scratch in the spring of 2005. Although I had prior experience with gardens-I grew up in the country with a large plot of land, had a home in Syracuse with a backyard garden I could barely keep up with, and had grown container gardens on fire escapes in New York-a roof garden is a whole other story. It gets hot up there in the dog-days of summer, and dry (even with a drip irrigation system going full blast). It’s been hit-and-miss finding things that can flourish or just survive the beating of a New York rooftop summer!

This first photo is from August 28, 2006. The second is from June 1, 2008. The third is my son enjoying one of his favorite activities. The fourth is from July 20, 2008. The fifth is from August 21, 2008.

Photos

Plantings

  • Poblano Pepper Day 180

    Poblano Pepper

    Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Longum Group)

    Transplanted on 25 May 09 Planted in late February, transplanted to roof ...

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  • Tomatoes Day 180

    Tomatoes

    Solanum lycopersicum

    Transplanted on 25 May 09 Various kinds, planted end of February and tran...

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  • Eggplant Day 181

    Eggplant

    Solanum melongena

    Transplanted on 24 May 09 started from seed in late February, planted on ...

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  • Regular Basil Day 181

    Regular Basil

    Ocimum basilicum

    Transplanted on 24 May 09 Started from seed end of February, transplanted...

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  • Lime Basil Day 181

    Lime Basil

    Transplanted on 24 May 09 started from seed in late February, transplante...

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  • Dill Day 210

    Dill

    Anethum graveolens

    Transplanted on 25 Apr 09 I think it's dill volunteering from last year.

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  • Jeremiah's Cacti Pot

    Jeremiah's Cacti Pot

    Transplanted on 09 Aug 08 My son, Jeremiah, loves a good cactus. He purc...

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  • Brown Turkey Fig

    Brown Turkey Fig

    Ficus carica

    Purchased on 05 Jun 08 Last weekend, I read Randy Kennedy's story, "Tr...

    • 5 journals
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  • Raspberry Bramble

    Raspberry Bramble

    Rubus idaeus

    Sown on 15 May 08 I had a thriving raspberry plant that I grew fr...

    • 2 journals
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  • 'Blanc Double de Coubert' Rose

    'Blanc Double de Coubert' Rose

    Rosa

    Purchased on 10 May 08 I decided to try roses this year. This is one o...

    • 2 journals
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  • Clematis Henryi

    Clematis Henryi

    Clematis

    Planting Out on 05 May 08 I purchased two of these plants, but only one s...

    • 1 journals
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  • Lily Pons Rose Bud

    Lily Pons Rose Bud

    Rosa

    Transplanted on 05 May 08 My second rose bush. Perhaps white wasn't the b...

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  • Strawberries

    Strawberries

    Fragaria x ananassa

    Transplanted on 25 May 07 Been growing for awhile. Different varieties

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary

    Rosmarinus officinalis

    Purchased on 04 May 07 Purchased in Spring 2007, repotted in Summer 20...

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  • Crème de menth mint

    Crème de menth mint

    Mentha requienii

    Transplanted on 06 Jun 06 Under my young Dawn Redwood grows this tiny min...

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  • Irish Moss

    Irish Moss

    Sagina subulata

    Sown on 06 Jun 06 I purchased this in Union Square and it now gro...

    • 1 journals
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  • Red Maple

    Red Maple

    Acer palmatum

    Transplanted on 19 May 06 A tiny red maple seedling that I bought at the ...

    • 1 journals
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  • Sedum sieboldii

    Sedum sieboldii

    Sedum sieboldii

    Transplanted on 12 Apr 06 I bought this plant a few years back. It dies b...

    • 2 journals
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  • Sage, clary

    Sage, clary

    Salvia officinalis

    Sown on 01 Apr 06 I love Clary sage. It grows for only two years ...

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  • Daylily

    Daylily

    Hemerocallis

    Transplanted on 12 May 05 I gave away some old items on freecycle a few y...

    • 1 journals
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  • Adam's Needle Yucca

    Adam's Needle Yucca

    Yucca filamentosa

    Transplanted on 05 May 05 A Yucca plant--it's kind of ugly on its own, bu...

    • 2 journals
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  • Lavender 'Dilly Dilly'

    Lavender 'Dilly Dilly'

    Lavandula x intermedia

    Transplanted on 05 May 05 I adore this lavender. It's beautiful and aroma...

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  • Ornamental grass--Carex Prairie Fire

    Ornamental grass--Carex Prairie Fire

    Carex testacea

    Transplanted on 05 May 05 I purchased this a few years ago, and I believe...

    • 4 journals
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  • Sanguisorba menziesii "burnet"

    Sanguisorba menziesii "burnet"

    Sanguisorba menziesii

    Purchased on 05 May 05 First planted in 2005, the primary photo is fro...

    • 1 journals
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  • Hansen Bush Cherry

    Hansen Bush Cherry AVAILABLE FOR SWAP

    Prunus besseyi

    Transplanted on 05 May 05 I have to admit that I'm not the biggest fan of...

    • 3 journals
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  • Dawn Redwood

    Dawn Redwood

    Metasequoia glyptostroboides

    Transplanted on 05 May 05 I love the Dawn Redwood. I have two--the one pi...

    • 1 journals
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  • Apple Trees

    Apple Trees

    Malus domestica

    Transplanted on 05 May 05 My two apple trees-a dwarf Northpole and a dwar...

    • 4 journals
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  • Sweet Birch Tree

    Sweet Birch Tree

    Betula lenta

    Transplanted on 04 May 05 When I was first planning my roof garden, I too...

    • 1 journals
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  • Mint

    Mint

    Mentha spicata

    Established on 05 Apr 05 Once upon a time, I planted mint. No need to pl...

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  • Hakan's Jade Plant

    Hakan's Jade Plant

    Crassula ovata

    Established on 05 Jun 03 This is Hakan's plant, which I care for. In 200...

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  • Elijah Blue Fescue Grass

    Elijah Blue Fescue Grass

    Festuca ovina glauca

    I bought this grass a few years ago. I've found...

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