Choose vegetables that can tolerate the conditions.
Growing vegetables roof garden.
For the climbing vegetables it is advisable to select the dwarf variety as very ling ones can break easily.
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Radishes are one of the quickest growing vegetables and suitable for container vegetable gardening as you can also grow them in small pots.
You can plant radishes closely allow 2 inches of space between each plant in a wide container.
You will need a deeper container.
Low growing vegetables such as carrots and lettuce are a good option.
Believe it or not root vegetables are a good choice for rooftop gardens.
Also bush beans and peas yield excellent harvests when grown in containers.
A planter that is 6 inches deep is enough but if you are growing larger varieties use 10 inches deep pot.
But these plants don t require a ton of horizontal space which is great for rooftop gardening.
Best beginners guide to grow vegetables on rooftop garden step 1.
The vegetable plants that are the best adapted to container growing are the vegetables and herbs that are grown for their leaves like chards spinach and kale.
After considering the preliminary issues of starting a roof.
Generally your rooftop vegetable garden is exposed to strong winds.
Root vegetables like carrots radishes and beats do well in containers.