The rooftop growing guide : how to transform your roof into a vegetable garden or farm / Annie Novak ; photography by Naima Green and Jackie Snow ; illustrations by Annie Novak and Lauren Haenes.
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TextPublisher: Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2016]Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 245 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781607747086; 1607747081Subject(s): Roof gardening | Urban gardening | Roof gardening | Urban gardeningDDC classification: 635.9/671 LOC classification: SB419.5 | .N68 2016Other classification: GAR028000 | GAR022000 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why rooftops? -- Assessing your rooftop -- Brass tacks: container gardens, greenhouses, hydroponics, and green roofs -- The dirt on rooftop soil -- Rooftop seeds and starts -- Flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees -- Planning your planting -- Rooftop pests and problems -- Taking care of business -- Grow up.
"In this ... 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.
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