Growing Lettuce, Carrots, and More Four Stories Up
Boston University Community Gardens club teaches tips and tricks of urban gardening
By Amy Laskowski Cydney Scott
BU Today
Oct 2, 2024
Excerpt:
They’ve laid claim to most of the roof’s space. Clay pots are grouped in clusters, while a hydroponic planter is off to one corner. In the middle are rows of neatly lined black milk crate planters stretching across the patio.
Club secretary Grant Haas (CAS’25) says that despite the urban setting, growing conditions on Warren’s patio rooftop are surprisingly favorable. “It’s really not much different from your regular sort of gardening,” he says, even though a blustery wind is sometimes strong enough to blow pots and milk crates over.
The project was originally launched a few years ago by classmates Sidney Hare (CAS’22) and Stella Dzialas (CAS’24), with help and mentorship from BU Sustainability and BU Urban Climate Initiative’s Campus Climate Lab. The two had the original vision of transforming the Warren Towers space, previously just an empty patio and some tables. The Community Gardens club took over the project in 2022.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/growing-lettuce-carrots-and-more-four-stories-up/
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