Urban Agriculture - Edible Rooftop Container Gardens

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Urban Agriculture - Edible Rooftop Container Gardens
Abundance of fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables can be grown inexpensively in containers virtually anywhere -- at the edges of parking lots; along railroad tracks; on back porches; on rooftops; in patios; in driveways; in vacant lots between buildings; in brown fields or areas where there is a concern about soil pollutants; in areas where soil nutrition is lacking -- just about anywhere there is a bit of space, sun and access to water. In a 1993 experiment, Dr. Job Ebenezer, Director for Environmental Stewardship and Hunger Education also demonstratedhow fresh, healthy vegetables can be grown in abundance and inexpensively in containers virtually anywhere. more

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City farmer urban agriculture. In 1987 my rooftop garden won the New American Garden Contest Special Merit Award from the National Gardening Association. The National Gardening Magazine featured a 6 page article on my container garden. (other articles about my rooftop garden: April 1988 issue 'Up on The Roof' - and also in the Futurist Magazine March-April 1993 'Gardens in the Sky'). For 8 years I grew a wide variety of fruits and vegetables such as grapes, corn, apples, tomatoes, cabbages, blackberries, and much much more. Everything was grown entirely in containers on the rooftop of my Hollywood apartment building. By the 5th year, my container garden produced over one and a half ton (1500 pounds) per year of organically grown fruits and vegetables.

In 1987 my rooftop garden won the New American Garden Contest Special Merit Award from the National Gardening Association. The National Gardening Magazine featured a 6 page article on my container garden. (other articles about my rooftop garden: April 1988 issue 'Up on The Roof' - and also in the Futurist Magazine March-April 1993 'Gardens in the Sky'). For 8 years I grew a wide variety of fruits and vegetables such as grapes, corn, apples, tomatoes, cabbages, blackberries, and much much more. Everything was grown entirely in containers on the rooftop of my Hollywood apartment building.  By the 5th year, my container garden produced over one and a half ton (1500 pounds) per year of organically grown fruits and vegetables.

If your vegetable gardening is limited by insufficient space or an unsuitable area, consider the possibility of raising fresh, nutritious, homegrown vegetables in containers. A window sill, a patio, a balcony or a doorstep will provide sufficient space for a productive mini-garden. Problems with soil-borne diseases, nematodes or poor soil conditions can be easily overcome by switching to a container garden. Almost any vegetable that will grow in a typical backyard garden will also do well as a container-grown plant. Vegetables which are ideally suited for growing in containers include tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, green onions, beans, lettuce, squash, radishes and parsley. Pole beans and cucumbers also do well in this type of garden, but they do require considerably more space because of their vining growth habit.
f you don't have space for a vegetable garden or if your outdoor space doesn't provide the necessary elements to produce the flower garden you've always wanted, consider the possibility of

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