https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/9d58d12a-436f-4a2d-a615-c16600778654 Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada learns about rooftop gardening and different ways to grow plants in raised beds. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: Varies Cost: $100 Skill Level: Easy Tools: Drill/driver _-inch drill bit Shopping List: Milk crates Corrugated feeding trough Landscaping fabric Packing peanuts Steps: Before starting any type of rooftop gardening, consult a structural engineer to figure out if additional weight is safe., Align seeds in long rows of enhanced shale soil mix, about 10-12 inches high., Use drip irrigation, so the water goes directly into the root system., For raised bed installed in a yard, use untreated 2’x10’ lumber like fir, cedar, or redwood., Cut the lumber to desired length and use a drill/driver and wood screws to fasten the sides together into a rectangle. The bed’s width should not exceed four feet, but the length can be customized., Fill the raised bed with planting soil and plants of your choice., To create the feeding trough raised bed, use a drill/driver and a _-inch drill bit to poke holes in the bottom for drainage., Put down a layer of landscaping fabric on the bottom and then fill the bottom third with packing peanuts to lessen the weight of the container., Fill the remaining two thirds of the trough with planting soil and plants of your choice., To create a milk crate raised bed, cut out 1’x1’ landscaping fabric and layer it into the crate, or use a prefabricated square foot grow bag., Fill the milk crate with planting soil and plant of your choice. Larger crops like peppers and tomatoes should have one plant per container, while smaller crops like lettuce can be planted up to four in one container., About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite Inspiring Rooftop and Small Space Gardens | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:30:28 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/9d58d12a-436f-4a2d-a615-c16600778654 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.