Seeds For Green Roof

There are different ways of achieving a living roof.

Seeds for green roof.

Thus various seed varieties will germinate throughout the growing season. Sow seed evenly over the surface. This extensive range amply covers the diverse demands created by widely differing roof specifications. As a mix without grasses it only seems expensive and you won t need much of it.

Kesterson sowing seeds is an effective and economic way to vegetate a green roof but different seeds require different germination conditions. This mixed is used to create so called green roofs. Green roofs are becoming more and more popular in both rural and urban locations. Bespoke mixes available on request.

For this reason we have steadily increased our selection to 25 varieties. Sedum plants are used for mass plantings and as individual ornamental plants. There are hundreds of species of sedums and they are widely grown because of the ease of growing these showy plants and for their outstanding drought tolerance. These plants can withstand prolonged drought.

Mixing seed with fine sand will aid even distribution. Vat a specially pre blended mix of uk native perennial seeds specific for green roof application. Green roof wildflower seed mix. Sedum roof garden mix create a green roof with sedum seeds.

This wildflower seed has guaranteed uk origin and provenance. You can grow shallow rooted crops such as salad leaves and strawberries on an edible green roof too though these are perhaps best saved for the most accessible areas of roof. Regardless of the plants selected a green roof still requires maintenance that a traditional roof does not. Seed mix of drought tolerant native wildflowers suitable for establishing a low maintenance and diverse green roof with a substrate of more than 75mm.

For green roofs using 1 gram of seed per square metre is advisable. Sedum seeds sedum are perennial plants which are hardy tough and drought tolerant. Ideal for flat roofs. The slurry of seeds was applied with a hydro spraying machine.

Strawberries and hardy herbs can be grown on an edible green roof. Jelitto perennial seed green roof sedum is known to be essential for low care roof greening. Wildflower seeds green roof 5 00 excl. They can be installed on flat roofs to roofs with a slope of up to 45 degrees.

Weeds and other plant seeds are likely to be deposited on the roof by birds insects and the wind. Gently rake the seed bed so the seed comes into contact with the soil mix and gently water in. Thus the roof should be weeded periodically to remove invasive species and to prolong the life of the plants and growing medium.