Roof Top Garden
The compost barrel, now painted black
     
Tomatoes, peppers, and broccoli
         
Peppers and tomatoes
Hot Peppers
Chives
         

City water is currently used on the garden.

Shortly, a solar pump will be installed to pump rainwater from the storage barrels back to the roof to water the garden.

The City of Chicago recently awarded a number of grants for construction of roof top gardens. I was the recipient of one of these grants.

The grant will be used to install a more comprehensive garden that will cover all parts of the roof not taken up by solar panels

and vegetables.