Table Drafts 3
Table Drafts 3
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Table 7.2.1.2.
Growing Media (Soil) Content by Volume*
Forming Part of Article 7.2.1.2.System Type Constituent Type Percentage
ApplicabilityINTENSIVE and
SEMI-INTENSIVElightweight aggregate 35% - 60% style="text-align:left;background-color:#DCDCDC;" lightweight aggregate 35% - 60% style="text-align:left;background-color:#DCDCDC;" lightweight aggregate 35% - 60% style="text-align:left;background-color:#DCDCDC;" lightweight aggregate 35% - 60% Hydro-seeding A mixture of mulch, seed, fertilizer, and water sprayed across the top of the growing medium Extensive Good 2–4 years Terra-seeding Seeds and growing media simultaneously sprayed onto the roof Extensive
Semi-IntensiveGood ± 2 years Cuttings Small pieces of leaves, stems, and roots of succulents, broadcast across, or pre- mixed into, the growing medium Extensive
Semi-IntensiveGood 1–3 years Bare Root Plants Plants shipped to the site with soil-free roots Semi-Intensive
IntensiveHigh 1–3 years Plugs Plugs grown at a nursery in a standard propagation mix and shipped to the site in trays Extensive
Semi-IntensiveHigh 1–2 years Container-grown Plants Plants grown at a nursery in containers/ pots, and therefore have well- developed roots Extensive
Semi-Intensive
IntensiveHigh 2–3 years Sedum sheets Un-rooted Sedum cuttings pressed between paper-like sheets of a starch-based cloth lined with cotton gauze Extensive Good N/A Vegetative mats Plants, typically Sedums and Sedum mixes, grown into growing medium engrained onto geotextile mats (typical size: 1m x 1m or 1m x 2m); rolled, stored on pallets, and shipped to jobsite for immediate installation Extensive High 1 year Pre-planted modular systems Plants pre-planted into metal or plastic modules using hardened off vegetation; packaged and shipped to a jobsite for immediate installation Extensive
Semi-Intensive
IntensiveHigh 2–3 year Pre-grown modular systems Plants pre-grown in a specified growing medium in metal or plastic containers, possibly also containing drainage layer, borders Extensive
Semi-Intensive
IntensiveHigh 1 year Balled-and- burlap Plants, usually trees or shrubs, that are grown in the ground; when ready for delivery, the plant is dug up and its root ball wrapped in burlap for shipment to the site Intensive High 2–3 years