[Ag-eq] Rooftop garden

Mon Jul 13 18:16:21 UTC 2015

Hi Tracy! 
That's what I thought. This year, it's quite dry in Oregon. We can use some of the water that Texas is hogging from us. 
Kendra 

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> On Jul 13, 2015, at 10:56 AM, Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> 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
>>>> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
>>>> 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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