Planted my roofgarden today.
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Due to our roof being fixed I have not been able to garden for TWO YEARS. But now they are done and it's time to grow food again. Our chives survived the construction but not much else (not even the strawberries)
There was a colony of ants in one pot that I would feed and I was delighted to find that they made it too!
I'm fairly certain it's the same colony since they live in the hollow space of a plastic pot. I will need to plant more strawberries for them as those were their favorite.
How does it take 2 years to fix a roof?
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How does it take 2 years to fix a roof?
That's a GREAT question.
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Due to our roof being fixed I have not been able to garden for TWO YEARS. But now they are done and it's time to grow food again. Our chives survived the construction but not much else (not even the strawberries)
There was a colony of ants in one pot that I would feed and I was delighted to find that they made it too!
I'm fairly certain it's the same colony since they live in the hollow space of a plastic pot. I will need to plant more strawberries for them as those were their favorite.
@futurebird awwwww! Yesssssss go ants go!
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Planted my roofgarden today. No more grocery store for us! This garden will feed twos of people for several hours, perhaps even a day!
I am basically an independent homesteader now.
(it would be legal for me to have a beehive and chickens up here... someday I will)
@futurebird though I live in the country with lots of land, many bazillions of plants and a big garden, I have always dreamed of a rooftop garden in NYC
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How does it take 2 years to fix a roof?
To be fair to the workmen they also repointed all of the bricks ... so it was a whole thing.
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Planted my roofgarden today. No more grocery store for us! This garden will feed twos of people for several hours, perhaps even a day!
I am basically an independent homesteader now.
(it would be legal for me to have a beehive and chickens up here... someday I will)
@futurebird Hell yeah, the amount of flat roof space that's just outright wasted in urban environments is one of my pet peeves.
Don't forget to throw up some PV and seating, too. This roof just looks perfect for this kinda stuff – lots of space and a great view.
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Planted my roofgarden today. No more grocery store for us! This garden will feed twos of people for several hours, perhaps even a day!
I am basically an independent homesteader now.
(it would be legal for me to have a beehive and chickens up here... someday I will)
@futurebird The pigeons are already circling!
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Due to our roof being fixed I have not been able to garden for TWO YEARS. But now they are done and it's time to grow food again. Our chives survived the construction but not much else (not even the strawberries)
There was a colony of ants in one pot that I would feed and I was delighted to find that they made it too!
I'm fairly certain it's the same colony since they live in the hollow space of a plastic pot. I will need to plant more strawberries for them as those were their favorite.
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It's one of the things that's overwhelming about the roof. We will add one of these planters each year and see how well we cope with the work.
My husband is not good at weeding because killing plants makes him sad? (where did I find him???)
@futurebird @sbourne careful with the weight though, those things add up!
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@futurebird @sbourne careful with the weight though, those things add up!
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To be fair to the workmen they also repointed all of the bricks ... so it was a whole thing.
I handn't heard of "repointing bricks" before.
I can see that taking longer than stripping the roof off a wood frame building and replacing it.
Though two years still sounds pretty ridiculous.
Unless they had to keep waiting for something to dry?
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I handn't heard of "repointing bricks" before.
I can see that taking longer than stripping the roof off a wood frame building and replacing it.
Though two years still sounds pretty ridiculous.
Unless they had to keep waiting for something to dry?
The frame isn't wood. It's steal beams. This is a huge apartment tower and I'm like 8 stories up.
They had to remove the old tar, lay a new bed, then shingles, then paint then more layers.
We still need to put the decks back.
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The frame isn't wood. It's steal beams. This is a huge apartment tower and I'm like 8 stories up.
They had to remove the old tar, lay a new bed, then shingles, then paint then more layers.
We still need to put the decks back.
well at least they finally finished.
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Planted my roofgarden today. No more grocery store for us! This garden will feed twos of people for several hours, perhaps even a day!
I am basically an independent homesteader now.
(it would be legal for me to have a beehive and chickens up here... someday I will)
Congrats! I'd love to do that someday (right now, I couldn't grow weeds if I tried! But my husband and I keep at it) -
Planted my roofgarden today. No more grocery store for us! This garden will feed twos of people for several hours, perhaps even a day!
I am basically an independent homesteader now.
(it would be legal for me to have a beehive and chickens up here... someday I will)
@futurebird love it!
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I assume they just ate the roof worker's lunches for the past two years? I was just getting sad that they were gone when one of them emerged from their old hole to find out who was digging in "their" soil.
I wonder how many species of ants I can accumulate in this roof garden? If I make enough little niches and habitats I think I could get all of the major common ants of NYC living up here (although I will not bring Lasius emarginatus up here on purpose, they are spreading enough on their own. They will show up I bet.)
But maybe I can get some of the more obscure species too.
This may look like a garden for plants but really it's a garden for ANTS.
An ant garden ... a source of infinite joy!
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We have chives ready to go. Would you like ... a very small "chive salad" ?
No thanks, I already chove today, and don't feel the need to be chiven for a while.
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Planted my roofgarden today. No more grocery store for us! This garden will feed twos of people for several hours, perhaps even a day!
I am basically an independent homesteader now.
(it would be legal for me to have a beehive and chickens up here... someday I will)
@futurebird I'd recommend quails instead of chickens for your rooftop homesteading future
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No thanks, I already chove today, and don't feel the need to be chiven for a while.
I don't think I've made it at all clear just what I mean by "very small" ...
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@futurebird I'd recommend quails instead of chickens for your rooftop homesteading future
Technically pigeons would be more traditional, but IDK if the city is ready for me to bring back the "bird post"... though I always did dream of a pigeon-based ultra slow internet...
