Category Archives: Failures

Peaches 2016

Posted on August 11, 2016 by batteryrooftopgarden

The headlines were breathless but accurate: “Valentine’s Day Massacre of Peach Blooms,” screamed the headline in Growing Produce; “Cold snap decimates peach crop in Massachusetts and beyond,” said another.   Even the staid Gray Lady declared, “East Peach Crop Almost a … Continue reading →

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Harvest Time on Wall Street

Posted on September 26, 2013 by batteryrooftopgarden

My long two-pointed ladder’s sticking through a tree Toward heaven still, And there’s a barrel that I didn’t fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples I didn’t pick upon some bough. But I am done with … Continue reading →

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It’s spring, and a middle-aged man’s thoughts turn to . . .

Posted on April 27, 2012 by batteryrooftopgarden

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 →

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Après le déluge

Posted on September 1, 2011 by batteryrooftopgarden

Plants on rooftop gardens are far more exposed to the elements than their ground-level cousins.   With Hurricane Irene heading directly for lower Manhattan, it was alarming to hear the experts explain that 75 mph winds at ground level translated to … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Failures, Malabar Spinach, Nectarines, Peaches, Photos, Roses, Structure, The Visionaire, Tomatoes, Weather | 4 Comments

Spring Planting 2011

Posted on April 29, 2011 by batteryrooftopgarden

Having considered the many lessons of our first season, the Battery Rooftop Garden is now implementing its second season planting plan.   Among the main things learned in 2010:  the richness and depth of our soil allows us to achieve varieties … Continue reading →

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Cold Frame!

Posted on January 11, 2011 by batteryrooftopgarden

The cold frame arrived on December 20.  It is a thing of beauty, although a far cry from the traditional country cold frame, which usually consists of an old window propped up against a south wall, and a rough wooden box … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Progress, Design, Failures, Lettuce, Photos, Spinach, Weather | 1 Comment