Green Roof Drip Irrigation System

Green roofs can be as simple as a swath of grass or as complicated as a full on landscape with all the amenities.

Green roof drip irrigation system.

We suggest on an extensive sedum green roofs a permanent irrigation system is not necessary but consideration must be paid to the roof and supplementary watering if periods of prolonged drought 2 weeks occur. We use hdpe pipe which is pretty durable in those conditions. The soil on a green roof is a porous type of gravel that uses expanded shale. Drip irrigation is a method of applying slow steady and precise amounts of water and nutrients to specific.

The kit has all the parts needed to start a fully automated system from a faucet or a garden hose and covers up to 125 square feet or 100 plants. We recommend two types of systems. Selecting a green roof irrigation system depends on a number of variables including the purpose of the roof water availability and growing media. The drip store s k100 automated drip irrigation kit for a green roof is a complete kit custom designed for a green roof planted with vegetable flowers shrubs groundcover and trees in raised beds.

The deeper the substrate used the more moisture it can hold to ensure plant survival during dry periods. The style of the design will dictate the best way to irrigate. Frequent and shallow irrigation is important in this environment. Extensive green roof systems establish plant cover that will after a consolidation period of variable duration maintain itself somewhat autonomously with little or no need for artificial watering.

In spite of the challenges drip irrigation might entail it is the delivery system of choice. Hunter provides a leading selection of overhead and subsurface irrigation products proven to deliver efficient reliable results. Regular soil is too heavy for a roof to bear. The main plants used in our systems are succulent plants from the crassulaceae family especially sedum which require little water.