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Mina Agriban

What grows up here

A rooftop site grows a wide range, and the basket changes as the year moves. Under cover, the growing does not stop — what is in season does.

The crops

The months below are when each crop is usually ready. Under cover the windows widen; this is the shape of the year, not a timetable.

  • Tomatoes

    The crop the whole model was designed around.

    Growing season
    1. J — resting
    2. F — resting
    3. M — resting
    4. A — resting
    5. M — growing
    6. J — growing
    7. J — growing
    8. A — growing
    9. S — growing
    10. O — growing
    11. N — resting
    12. D — resting

  • Lettuce

    Cut and re-grown through most of the year.

    Growing season
    1. J — growing
    2. F — growing
    3. M — growing
    4. A — growing
    5. M — resting
    6. J — resting
    7. J — resting
    8. A — resting
    9. S — growing
    10. O — growing
    11. N — growing
    12. D — growing

  • Peppers

    Slow to start, then steady through the warm months.

    Growing season
    1. J — resting
    2. F — resting
    3. M — resting
    4. A — resting
    5. M — resting
    6. J — growing
    7. J — growing
    8. A — growing
    9. S — growing
    10. O — growing
    11. N — resting
    12. D — resting

  • Cucumbers

    Fast, heavy, and best eaten the day they are cut.

    Growing season
    1. J — resting
    2. F — resting
    3. M — resting
    4. A — resting
    5. M — growing
    6. J — growing
    7. J — growing
    8. A — growing
    9. S — growing
    10. O — resting
    11. N — resting
    12. D — resting

  • Spinach

    A cool-weather crop that fills the winter basket.

    Growing season
    1. J — growing
    2. F — growing
    3. M — growing
    4. A — resting
    5. M — resting
    6. J — resting
    7. J — resting
    8. A — resting
    9. S — resting
    10. O — growing
    11. N — growing
    12. D — growing

  • Carrots

    Grown in depth rather than height.

    Growing season
    1. J — resting
    2. F — resting
    3. M — growing
    4. A — growing
    5. M — growing
    6. J — resting
    7. J — resting
    8. A — resting
    9. S — growing
    10. O — growing
    11. N — growing
    12. D — resting

  • Aubergines

    Warm months only, and worth the wait.

    Growing season
    1. J — resting
    2. F — resting
    3. M — resting
    4. A — resting
    5. M — resting
    6. J — resting
    7. J — growing
    8. A — growing
    9. S — growing
    10. O — growing
    11. N — resting
    12. D — resting

  • Onions

    Lifted late, then stored.

    Growing season
    1. J — resting
    2. F — resting
    3. M — resting
    4. A — resting
    5. M — resting
    6. J — growing
    7. J — growing
    8. A — growing
    9. S — growing
    10. O — resting
    11. N — resting
    12. D — resting

  • Strawberries

    The first thing anyone asks about.

    Growing season
    1. J — resting
    2. F — resting
    3. M — resting
    4. A — growing
    5. M — growing
    6. J — growing
    7. J — growing
    8. A — resting
    9. S — resting
    10. O — resting
    11. N — resting
    12. D — resting

  • Melons

    The height of summer, and not a day before.

    Growing season
    1. J — resting
    2. F — resting
    3. M — resting
    4. A — resting
    5. M — resting
    6. J — resting
    7. J — growing
    8. A — growing
    9. S — growing
    10. O — resting
    11. N — resting
    12. D — resting