Growth Media For Extensive Green Roof

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Growth media for extensive green roof. With a full line of standard rooflite soil products including regional and project specific blends you can trust us to have the perfect soil for your project. Grs intensive media is blended to support growth of a wider variety of plants in the green roofing and roof garden environment. The extensive green roof lightweight cost effective and probably the most popular of the green roofs. The intensive green roof is generally a green roof system that can support shrubs and trees and the widest variety of plants in a roof garden.

Some types of vegetation require more soil depth for root establishment. A state of the art growth medium designed for all kinds of extensive green roofs in multi course or multilayer construction. All our products are created with our innovative proprietary product development process which is designed to ensure high quality soil that meets established industry. However the factors allowing for a lightweight roof can create a high stress environment for plant material.

Growing mediumis the foundation for your plant growth and depending on the types of plants you want to have on your green roof the depth of the soil will need to be taken into consideration. Filter rainwater and buffer acid rain. A 20mm layer of growing medium is laid and sedum seeds or cuttings are spread across it. A state of the art growth medium designed for all kinds of extensive green roofs in multi course or multilayer construction.

Effectively grow liveroof plants. The media for these types of projects range from 12 deep to many feet deep. In this case organic matter is a key component since it retains moisture and provides nutrients. In general the bulk of the water storage in a green roof buildup is in the growing medium.

The ideal growth medium for extensive green roof systems with hardy and drought tolerant vegetation. Experts in green roof soil more than a decade of experience. Blended with lightweight aggregates and sand an optimum media for green roofs can be created. Rooflite extensive the ideal growth medium for extensive green roof systems with hardy and drought tolerant vegetation.

Extensive green roofs sedum mats sedum blanket green roof city of london sedum mats have a base layer of polyester hessian or porous polythene depending on the supplier. Last for many decades. The soil can range from under 6 inches extensive to a few feet deep intensive.