The Rooftop Growing Guide: How to Transform Your Roof into a Vegetable Garden or Farm

When the Rooftop Growing Guide arrived and I started reading it I just couldn't put it down. With my passion for plants, soil and gardens I was literally spellbound and finished it in one reading. I was fascinated by the history of gardens on page 12 and 13. I loved the pictures as the photos are not only beautiful but assist one in being able to imagine designing and making their own "special" rooftop garden. All the very detailed "how to advice" about how to successfully create a variety of rooftop gardens included is extremely helpful. I cherish the book and will share copies with my friends. I am very grateful to Annie Novak for writing and generously sharing her hard won knowledge (gained from actual experience and no doubt tons of hard work) on how to develop Rooftop Gardens with others around the world. The Rooftop Growing Guide opens up wonderful new horizons regarding how to grow both healthy food and create lovely green outdoor lawns and privacy spaces that include trees, shrubs and flowers on formerly unused rooftops. Miriam W.

I have bought several rooftop gardening books this past year, but in my opinion, this is THE rooftop gardening/farming book to buy! It is full of accessible, quality information on just about anything you will need - The clear how-to guides cover everything from how to assess your sun exposure to building a worm bin to figuring out what nutrients your plants need. The author also includes interviews with other rooftop growers, including imagines from their spaces for tips and inspiration. I especially enjoy the general aesthetic of the book - it is full of information, but not too big to carry with you, the photographs and sketches are beautiful, the organization of the text makes it easy to read, and the margins and big enough to take your own notes as you use this book as your guide to start trying things out and making things grow!

This book caught my eye since I have been curious about growing my own vegetables and live in the city. I was glad that it was simple enough for me to get a grasp on where and how to set up my garden, but also could be used as a reference guide as my vegetables grow (includes tips on harvesting and organic fertilizers). It also much easier to read than other books I've read with many vibrant colors and great pictures of rooftop farms with city views in the background. Great buy!

Should be titled "Rich person's guide to having other people design and build your rooftop garden". The author relies on hired designers and expensive pre-made soil mixes to have others build her garden fur her. Not a DIY book at all. She waltzes in after others have done the work and then starts gardening.A rooftop garden can be built for a fraction of what is depicted in this book with sourcing used materials and making your own soil mix.There are some generalities of container and rooftop gardening in the book, but nothing one can't find in a few minutes with an internet search.

Even if you're not growing on a rooftop, you'll learn a lot from this book about growing fruits and vegetables. I would love to know if the author or her many contacts was successful growing asparagus on a roof.

If you have that gut feeling to start a roof top farm but don’t know where to start, reading this a very good start.

A fantastic book jam packed full of useful tips both for the person planning a rooftop farm of their own, as well as for any urban farmer wanting to maximize space and utilize smart organic tricks to improve yield and avoid plagues.

Everything you need to know, and don't know you need to know, about roof & container gardening. It's easy to follow and very user friendly with lots of photos and illustrations.

Garden Roof here I come!

The Rooftop growing guide é um livro introdutório sobre agricultura, ele não aprofunda em assuntos técnicos e não menciona práticas agrícolas com desenvoltura. Por outro lado, é um livro que fala de um negócio e nesse ponto o livro é surpreendente.A autora visitou diversas fazendas com a propriedade particular de serem hortas suspensas e ilustra práticas comum desses agricultores pouco convencionais. Ela cita preocupações e planejamentos necessários que devem ser abordados quando se pensa em abrir um negócio parecido, que é o meu caso. Claro, o livro poderia se aprofundar no modelo de negócio, planos de negócio e a inovação adotada por cada um dessa células agrícolas.Mas já possui informações suficientemente recompensadoras.

Informative, obviously america-centric, but great template for growing on rooftops.

Good book.

Very informative and clear