Green Roof Vegetable Garden

A wall sign provides details about the green roof garden and other urban agriculture sites around campus.

Green roof vegetable garden.

Photo by ed brennen macayla cote of mill city grows helps transfer vegetables to growing containers at the new green roof garden at university crossing. In the 1960 s a green roof was constructed atop the uga geography geology building to serve as a temperature buffer for the climatology research laboratory. Producing fresh leafy vegetables for the university community is an added bonus. They can grow produce boost and attract biodiversity or create specific landscapes and aesthetic styles.

Green roofs are rooftops equipped to grow gardens. Fully planted green roofs where the roof is covered with soil and the plants are in the ground make great environmental sense but they are too difficult for homeowners to undertake on their own. Ozone damages local crops such as corn beans and wheat arthur 2005 the rooftop garden has a depth of 18 inches of media which produces vegetables such as artichoke sweet potatoes squash kale beets carrots radishes broccoli peppers zucchini beans turnips eggplants melons pumpkins and ground cherries. Since 2007 a rotating cast of professors students and volunteers have planted and maintained a flourishing fruit and vegetable garden.

Intensive green roofs are rooftop gardens where trees shrubs and herbaceous plants are grown. They also make efficient use of rainwater. Green roof garden designs are usually one of two types. If you re considering a rooftop garden there are a couple of directions you could go in.

This innovative infrastructure offers an excellent prospect for inner city gardening. Green roof accessible rooftops make excellent spaces for growing plants herbs and vegetables. Rooftop gardens are oftentimes public spaces usually have specialized irrigation systems and may incorporate courtyards. For example the university of california at berkley recommends a soil depth of 9 to 12 inches for shallow rooted vegetables like beets lettuce onions and spinach.