Grow vegetables on the roof.
Since I moved to a new house and lived on the top floor five years ago, I began to grow vegetables on the roof in my spare time. In recent years, my neighbors have not only complained, but also gained a lot of good reputation.
Introduce my life experience and planting experience of growing vegetables on the roof to my friends, hoping to give them some ideas.
How to deal with neighborhood relations
1. When you start planting on the roof, don't plant the whole platform. You can leave two thirds of the space. Everyone likes to follow the trend. Neighbors see you planting, and they want to plant. Once the space is occupied by you, you can think about the result.
Grow vegetables on the roof.
Another is that even if someone follows the trend, they will plant it. I believe that many people will give up after a while, and eventually the location of the roof will not be yours.
I believe that planting vegetables on the roof is not to save money on food, so when your vegetables are ripe for harvest, you must give them to your neighbors. As the saying goes, it is not a happy thing to eat someone else's mouth and take someone else's hand short. The fruits of your labor must be recognized by others.
Grow vegetables on the roof.
Do these two things well, I believe no one will object to your occupying public places to grow vegetables.
How to grow vegetables on the roof
1. Rectangular flowerpots are recommended for planting. Although the investment is a bit large, it is very convenient to use. The height of the flowerpot should not be higher than the protective net on the roof to prevent strong wind from blowing the flowerpot off the roof.
Grow vegetables on the roof.
2. Friends who have planted vegetables on the roof know that the most difficult thing is soil. It's not that the soil is hard to find, but that the transportation is too inconvenient. My method is to use fermented sheep manure mixed matrix instead of soil, which is many times lighter than soil and convenient to transport.
3. Don't use bamboo poles as scaffolding when planting long vine vegetables such as cucumbers and tomatoes. The wind on the roof is very strong, and it is easy to blow down or even scrape off the roof to cause safety. You can pull ropes and tie vines on both sides of the protective net.
Grow vegetables on the roof.
Many people like to use fermented animal manure as fertilizer. Before using it, make sure it smells. If it smells bad, it must be not fermented or not fermented enough. After use, one will affect the growth of fruits and vegetables. Another one can imagine that this community may be full of such a smell. What are the final consequences?