We officially have a rooftop garden!

After waiting out the last few frosty nights in DC, it's finally planting day! 

Among those planted were a variety of peppers

And next to those, a carpet of flowers (since wikipedia says peppers shouldn't be planted next to really anything)

 Some blueberries and strawberries

Summer squash, zucchini, broccoli and brussel sprouts

Since the temperature was supposed to near freezing last night we covered up as much as we could with a drop cloth

The view from below, herbs front and center

 And last but not least, Alex's lovely work with the string lights! 

 

Thanks for all your help everyone!

Successful Seedlings

We've broken ground!

Well, we've broken ground on the garden! Tough work but it will be well worth it. 

Couldn't have asked for a nicer evening.

Thanks to Andi for picking up supplies, including 10 very heavy bags of soil! 

A great start - although, it appears we will need at least 30 more bags of top soil....!

More Sprouts!

The kale sprouts have gotten bigger! And now we have carrots, cucumber, romaine and two different types of tomatoes!! 

 

 

The kale has sprouted!! 

Let's Hope This Is More Productive Than Congress!

I got approval yesterday to start a garden on top of our apartment complex's building! I've recruited the help of a few neighbors and to document the transformation of the space and to share the successes and failures of our attempt at rooftop gardening, I figured I'd start a blog!

Here is the plot our building is allowing us to use:

 

Biodegradable starter pots and a variety of seeds:

Just planted:

Last year I had a little container garden on my stoop and had a surprisingly successful crop of cucumbers, green & purple string beans, cherry tomatoes, romaine lettuce and zucchini. This year, since we have a much bigger plot to work with, I'm hoping to expand this to include:

Red Peppers

Jalapeños

Mesclun

Kale

Baby spinach

Carrots

Watermelon

Cantaloupe

Eggplant

Yellow Summer Squash

Sugar Peas

Cilantro

Purple Basil

Garlic Chives 

Wish us luck!

Please share any experiences or resources you have with city/rooftop gardening