The rooftop growing guide
Subtitle: how to transform your roof into a vegetable garden or farm
By: Annie Novak ; photography by Naima Green and Jackie Snow ; illustration by Annie Novak and Lauren Haenes
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781607747086
Subjects: Roof gardening; Urban gardening
Description: "If you'd like to grow your own food but don't think you have the space, look up!  In urban and suburban areas across the country, farms and gardens are growing atop the rooftops of residential and commercial buildings.  In this accessible guide, author Annie Novak's passion shines as she draws on her experience as a pioneering sky-high farmer to teach best practices for raising vegetables, herbs, flowers, and trees.  The book also includes interviews, expert essays, and farm and garden profiles from across the country, so you'll find advice that works no matter where you live.  Featuring the brass tacks on green roofs, container gardening, hydroponics, greenhouse growing, crop planning, pest management, harvesting tips, and more, [this book] will have you reimagining the possibilities of your own skyline, "--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why rooftops?; title: Assessing your rooftop; title: Brass tacks: container gardens, greenhouses, hydroponics, and green roofs; title: The dirt on rooftop soil; title: Rooftop seeds and starts; title: Flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees; title: Planning your planting; title: Rooftop pests and problems; title: Taking care of business; title: Grow up.