Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Just wanted to share Caroline’s super smart and sweet window box solution. As you recall her landlord decided not to let us plant on the roof. This is ever so much nicer. Now she and the other artists in her co-op can tend to the plants from their studio windows, and watch tomatoes grow! Amazing job Caroline! More images on Flickr.
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
Greens were sown today at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanic Garden, my first visit to Staten Island. Looking forward to exploring the beautiful grounds and exhibits over the next few weeks while tending the garden. Patrick Grenier, the Director of Visual Arts at the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art and I are planning some events around the project… stay tuned. I planted Bloomsdale Spinach, Super Red 80 Cabbage, Five Color Silverbeet, Apollo Arugula, and Rhubarb Swiss Chard.
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
This watermelon seems pretty happy, but in general the melon plants over at Eyebeam are stressed. Conditions on the roof have been harsh, lots of freakish thunderstorms, and now the heat is on. Weakened plants are susceptible to insects and disease. Sure enough we have aphids. I’m going to try out this recipe for tomato leaf spray, and install a rudimentary drip irrigation system of recycled soda bottles–hopefully bring them back into balance a bit.
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
Tended to the pumpkins and sunflowers today, and worked out what I hope to be an efficient route for overseeing the farm, now that installations will be complete this week. More on that soon. Also happily ran into Donna, coming in from her night shift. Updated photos on Flickr.