From the Rooftop: Colin's View

Colin McCrate and Seattle Urban Farm Co. make Bastille’s rooftop garden possible. Colin has agreed to write a garden update for our blog, giving readers monthly status on what's growing upstairs.

As you have probably noticed, spring has arrived a few months ahead of schedule (or maybe winter never actually happened). In any event, the rooftop garden is ready to celebrate.

Last week we harvested the last of the winter Savoy cabbage (see photo below). This week we started to clear out some of the winter salad greens (spinach, claytonia, etc.) and are now planting our first spring crops.


So far, we have seeded both arugula (photo below) and curly cress. Over the next few weeks, we will be planting a few new varieties of baby head lettuce (look for these on your plate in April). If the ridiculously warm winter is any indication of coming attractions, look for plenty of early spring salad greens coming from the rooftop.


Until next time!

Colin