About Grow UP! Green Roof Gardening

Grow Up! Green Roof Farming at the New York Botanical Garden (sign up at nybg.org) Urban agriculture has taken veg­etable growing to a new level—the roof! Learn how to successfully grow edible crops on an urban roof. Discover which vegetables have the best flavor, the most pest and heat tolerance, and the best per-square-foot value. Learn tricks of the trade in mixing a soil-grow­ing medium, keeping the soil nutri­tious, and integrating an ecological approach into green roof farming. $47/$42