Category Archives: Apples

Breaking News: Urban Fruit is Better

Posted on December 3, 2015 by batteryrooftopgarden

A few years ago, I told an environmentalist friend of mine, who is also a medical doctor, about my green roof and plan to grow food.   She looked at me strangely, obviously torn between disapproval and an instinct to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Apples, Asian Pears, Cooking and Eating, European Pears, Fruit, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Soil, Urban Agriculture and Food Policy | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Apples, Failures, Fruit | 1 Comment

It’s about time

Posted on July 23, 2013 by batteryrooftopgarden

Mea culpa.   Your blogger has no good excuse for his long silence.   Here is an update in three parts:  fruit, vegetables and horticulture. 1.  Fruit Report What a difference a year makes.   The previously parsimonious Moonglow pear, offering … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpines in the Secret Garden, Apples, Biodiversity, Blueberries, European Pears, Malabar Spinach, Nectarines, Non-edible Bulbs, Non-edible Perennials, Peaches, Pears, Potatoes | 2 Comments

Dead or Alive?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by batteryrooftopgarden

The sharp blade slices through the skin, flesh and vascular tissues with ease.    Pressure in the vascular system collapses.   Almost immediately senescence – a genetically regulated process which leads to the death of cells and organs – begins.  Individual cells … Continue reading →

Posted in Apples, Beets, Broccoli, Carrots, Cooking and Eating, Eggplant, Green Beans, Kale, Lettuce, Parsley, Peaches, Spinach, Urban Agriculture and Food Policy | 3 Comments

Fruit Report

Posted on August 16, 2011 by batteryrooftopgarden

Google “green roof orchard” and you will get . . . two, that’s right, two results.  Neither relevant.   A little more creative googling pulls up some useful information about growing fruit trees in containers, but little other than speculation about … Continue reading →

Posted in Apples, Asian Pears, European Pears, Fruit, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Plums | 1 Comment

Spring Surprises

Posted on April 29, 2011 by batteryrooftopgarden

Last year’s broccoli and cauliflower plants were left in the rear beds for winter interest.  Who would have known (actually, many of you, I suspect) that these plants would not only survive the winter, but the heads would separate and … Continue reading →

Posted in Apples, Blueberries, Ornamental Plants | 1 Comment

Columbus Day Rooftop Garden Dinner

Posted on October 11, 2010 by batteryrooftopgarden

Perhaps it is climate change, or perhaps the normal vagaries of the weather.  But October 11 featured a 76 degree afternoon, and at 5:30 six guests gathered for the final al fresco roof top garden dinner of the season.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Apples, Basil, Beets, Chefs, Cooking and Eating, European Pears, Greens, Herbs, Lettuce, Malabar Spinach, Meals and Menus, Pears, Potatoes, Root Vegetables, Spinach, Tomatoes, Vegetables | 2 Comments