GT Intensive Roof Garden Substrate - Aggregate and Topsoil Blend
Verified by manufacturer 5 months ago
Intensive roof garden substrate.
Application
- Containerized planting.
- Soft landscaping.
- Tree planting.
- Decorative planting.
- Allotment planting.
Description
An intensive lightweight roof garden soil consisting of a blend of lightweight aggregate and topsoil. This growing medium is particularly suitable for green roof construction projects and containerised planting. It is lightweight in texture with good water-holding capacity.
Features and benefits:
- Good levels of fertility.
- Good water-holding properties.
- Growing media ranges in thickness from 200–600 mm.
- Good aeration properties.
- Lightweight when compared to standard soils.
- c4.8% organic matter.
- Saturated bulk density = c1.3 t/m3
Please contact manufacturer for latest analysis and bulk density.
General information
Material | Aggregate Soil |
Shape | Formless |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke Guidance for specification option: 200–1000 mm growing media thickness. |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | Q28/125 Green roof growing media system |
Specification data - Manufactured growing media
General requirements | Topsoil, growing medium, subsoil and preparation materials generally. |
Supplier | Green-Tech. |
Source | Manufacturer's standard. |
Chemical analysis | |
pH (range) | 7.8. |
Growing medium | Loadbearing planting medium. |
Density | Saturated bulk density: 1.32 t/m³. |
Porosity | 37%. |
Permeability | 196 mm/h. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Recyclability | 100 |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 30 % |