Farms and edible gardens are popping up on rooftops across the country. But rooftop, terraces, and balcony spaces have their own unique challenges for soil maintenance, watering, crop management, installation, and more. Manager of NYBG’s Edible Academy Annie Novak, cofounder of America’s first fully landscaped green roof commercial vegetable farm and author of the 2016 bestseller The Rooftop Growing Guide, shows you how to make your rooftop garden thrive. From vegetable selection to pest control to composting, you’ll learn the basics of rooftop, terrace, and balcony growing, covering both container and green roof garden systems. The Rooftop Growing Guide: How to Transform Your Roof, by Annie Novak, is the required text. The New York Botanical Garden’s virtual course will be held every week on Tuesday starting August 17 and running through August 31, from 6:15 – 8:15. $125.00 – register HERE.
