On our roof the flowers are in bloom; plenty of chrysanthemums and alyssum to keep beneficial insects coming back again and again!
Echinacea
The peppers are doing quite nicely,
and so are the cucumbers...
...the eggplant is trying its best to keep up!
Let's hope we get many more harvests like this one!
basil, nasturtiums, tomatoes, lettuce, parsley
There have been some recent signs of critters munching on our veggies, for now we will just watch and wait to see if they keep coming back.
Watering the plants continues to be an issue since it can get very hot on the roof and dry out quickly. We are going to try giving them more water at a time to make sure the water reaches all the way down to the deepest roots (and doesn't just evaporate from the top of the soil). I'll let you know how this goes!
-Laura, SPEC Summer Student Intern
EchinaceaThe peppers are doing quite nicely,
and so are the cucumbers...
...the eggplant is trying its best to keep up!
Let's hope we get many more harvests like this one!
basil, nasturtiums, tomatoes, lettuce, parsleyThere have been some recent signs of critters munching on our veggies, for now we will just watch and wait to see if they keep coming back.
Watering the plants continues to be an issue since it can get very hot on the roof and dry out quickly. We are going to try giving them more water at a time to make sure the water reaches all the way down to the deepest roots (and doesn't just evaporate from the top of the soil). I'll let you know how this goes!
-Laura, SPEC Summer Student Intern
