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Author Archives: batteryrooftopgarden
It’s spring, and a middle-aged man’s thoughts turn to . . .
Compost, of course. Here at BRTG, we are trying to provide the nutrients needed by our voracious vegetables by composting both kitchen waste and the excess organic matter put out by the ornamental part of the garden. We have not … Continue reading
Over-winter
This morning I picked some baby kale leaves from the enormous over-wintered kale shrub and some older leaves from the over-wintered sorrel, gave them two stirs in hot oil, and added two fresh eggs. The result was so outstanding that your … Continue reading
Posted in Carrots, Cooking and Eating, Herbs, Kale, Soil, Weather
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Up In The Air
Although the Battery Rooftop Gardener spends too much time in airplanes (and has been said to bear a passing resemblance to George Clooney), this post is not about the pitfalls of excessive (or obsessive, in the case of Clooney’s character), … Continue reading
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What zone is this?
One of the first things that gardeners learn is their plant hardiness zone, a helpful construct of the USDA based on the expected low winter temperature. Plant and seed catalogs helpfully tell us the coldest zone in which a plant will … Continue reading
Posted in Alpines in the Secret Garden, Chard, Kale, Ornamental Plants, Photos, Secret Garden, Weather
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A Tale of Two Sorrels
Plants are natural contrarians, delighting in bucking the conventional wisdom by growing in shade when they are said to require sun, becoming giants when they have been bred to remain dwarf in stature, and prospering in limey soil when the … Continue reading
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Purple Haze
No friends, not the Jimi Hendrix song, and not the potent variety of Cannabis sativa ssp. sativa. We’re talking carrots here. It is November 4, with one only one more day of daylight savings time remaining, a snow storm and … Continue reading
Posted in Carrots, Photos
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Green Zebras
Neighbors, please don’t call animal control. The Battery Rooftop Gardener’s determination to push the boundaries of green roofs has not turned in a zoological direction. “Green Zebra” is a variety of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) which, according to Seed Savers, was … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking and Eating, Tomatoes, Vegetables
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A Rooftop Miscellaney
1. Abundance Yes, it’s that time of year when all produce gardens, even those 35 floors above Manhattan’s Financial District, are overwhelming their gardeners with abundance. Last night, 11 scholars, amateurs and supporters of landscape studies gathered for an eight-course … Continue reading
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