[Ag-eq] Rooftop garden

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Kendra.
I've seen some shows about rooftop gardens.  I think they need a special,
light, soil mix, and have a seal between the garden and the roof, so you
don't rot your roof.  Also, you have to be careful about the slope of the
roof.  You have to figure out how much the soil will weigh when it's
saturated, and whether your roof is sturdy enough to take it.  The shows
recommended using an expert.  Better to pay some guy than to have the roof
collapse.
The ones I saw on TV used plants that could survive dry, hot conditions,
like succulents, but maybe in Oregon that's not such a problem, with the
moist weather.
That's all I know.  I think a roof garden would be cool, but my roof has a
steep slant.
Tracy
> Hi all!
> You can use cat nip in your tea. Lemmon Baum can be used in tea but you
> can also use it in lotions or soaps. I'm sure that you'll need a carrier
> if you want to use the oil. Most plant oils do. The exceptions are
> lavender oil and tea tree oil. You could also put Lemmon Baum in tea as
> well. I don't currently have a garden. My boyfriend and I are still
> figuring out if we can have a rooftop garden. Does anyone here know much
> about rooftop gardens? I have never done one before. My boyfriend hasn't
> done one either. I heard that they can make a roof leak and that they can
> be heavy. Is this true?
> Kendra
>
>
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>> On Jul 13, 2015, at 5:18 AM, Nella Foster via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Tracy:
>>
>> I'll have to do some more research on asparagus; I would love to have
>> some, love
>> it fresh and steamed or grilled.  Yes, I think you are suppose to let it
>> go for
>> 2 years before you get any.
>>
>> I've found a wonderful gardener here and she is helping me get the old
>> flower
>> beds in order and build some new ones.  She was also nice enough to
>> remove the
>> poisson ivy.  We are working on more plans for my raised bed vegetable
>> and herb
>> garden.  I'm learning a lot from her and feel that it's well worth the
>> money.
>>
>> I planted some yellow roses in the spring and I thought they were
>> bushes, but
>> they seem to be the vining kind.  So I'm going to have to figure out a
>> trellis.
>> They are outside my bedroom window, so someday I hope the scent of roses
>> will
>> come in when the window is open.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a use for catnip besides for cats?
>>
>> Mine is going crazy; I give pieces to the cats, but just wonder if there
>> are
>> other uses.
>>
>> What about lemon bomb, have lots of that to.
>>
>> Hope everyone is well and their gardens are thriving.
>>
>> Nella
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>>
>>> Hi Nella.
>>> Maybe when I retire I'll take some gardening classes.
>>> I tried asparagus, but never got a crop.  I read you're supposed to
>>> wait 2
>>> years, to let the plants get established, but mine died the 2nd winter.
>>> Maybe I had them in a bad spot.  They were pretty, very ferny, so could
>>> go
>>> somewhere more central than I had them.
>>>
>>> My neighbors are weird.  I had raspberries near the fence for a while.
>>> Me,
>>> I'd help myself to my neighbor's fruit, if it came through the fence,
>>> but
>>> they reached over the fence and hacked at them.  Barbarians.
>>>
>>> Glad to hear your rain has stopped for a bit.
>>> My weeds were getting the better of me, too, especially the pesky wild
>>> grape.  I have a gardener who comes in when I call her, for a fee of
>>> course,
>>> so I called her and asked her to tackle the worst of the weeding.
>>> Barrels-full of weeds and vines.  And she sprayed the poison ivy, which
>>> would have been all over me.  Worth it, just for that.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster
>>> via
>>> Ag-eq
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 7:06 AM
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>>> Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Garden
>>>
>>>
>>> Tracy:
>>>
>>> as usual your garden sounds wonderful.  Have you ever thought of taking
>>> the
>>> classes to become a master gardener?
>>>
>>> They offer the classes here at the local university and county
>>> extention
>>> office might do it to, not sure.
>>>
>>> We have had so much rain I should have planted water lilies.
>>>
>>> The lettuce drown, but the chinese cabbage was beautiful.  The red and
>>> green
>>> head cabbage didn't do so well, the heads were really small, but good.
>>> I'm
>>> starting to get lots of peppers and tomatoes.  I picked the first
>>> cucumber
>>> yesterday and the yellow squash are coming on.  I didn't plant much
>>> since my
>>> raised beds aren't finished.  My herbs are beautiful and I've been
>>> cooking
>>> with them and drying for the winter.
>>>
>>> The little fruit trees I planted look great; I hope to find a couple
>>> more to
>>> put out there.  The butterfly bushes are blooming I just planted them
>>> in the
>>> spring, so didn't know they would the first year.  Also the tiger
>>> lilies
>>> bloomed, there were a lot of them.
>>>
>>> Do you have asparagus?
>>>
>>> I would like to start a bed, but have been told it's hard to get
>>> started.
>>> What is your opinion on this?
>>>
>>> If I were your neighbor I would be very tempted to join the animals and
>>> help
>>> myself to a few blueberries!
>>>
>>> What is everyone else up to?
>>>
>>> It's actually clear today, the third day in a row, so am going to try
>>> and
>>> get caught up outside.  The weeds are growing faster than I can pull
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Nella
>>> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>>>
>>>> Last week, I started getting a few cherry tomatoes, which is early for
>>>> around here.
>>>>
>>>> I’ve gotten some nice turnips.  I sautéed the greens with a bit of
>>>> olive oil and garlic, and mixed them with pasta and peas.  Yum.
>>>>
>>>> I’m getting a bit of lettuce, though it’s getting hot, so it may
>>>> not last.
>>>>
>>>> I’ve gotten some fava beans, which are like giant peas.
>>>>
>>>> The raspberries are done, and were delicious.  The blueberry in the
>>>> sun has lots of fruit, though I have trouble figuring out when it’s
>>>> ripe, and the critters are getting them.
>>>>
>>>> The apple tree is loaded with apples.  It took a year off last year,
>>>> as the experts on the radio said it would after a big crop the year
>>>> before.  I expect a great harvest, starting probably late August.
>>>>
>>>> The squash is coming on, and the passionflower is blooming.  It’s
>>>> supposed to produce passionfruit, which will be interesting.
>>>>
>>>> Some of the roses are blooming, as are the summersweet and lilies, so
>>>> things smell great.
>>>>
>>>> The coreopsis and cone flowers are doing really great, too, and should
>>>> bloom all summer.  And the butterfly bush is getting ready to do its
>>> stuff, too.
>>>>
>>>> I love summer!
>>>>
>>>> And I love this time of year, where a lot of what we eat is coming
>>>> from the garden or the farmers’ market.  And lots of fresh fruit!
>>>>
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
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