They are easy to cut for installation around vents and other rooftop equipment and can be easily shaped for curved installations.
What is sedum matting.
Sedum matting is a pre grown blanket of sedum plants.
The low growing varieties of sedum perform very well as groundcover but in heavy use areas they suffer a less than pleasing effect.
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Mat forming sedum varieties will spread quickly and they won t need a lot of water.
When to plant sedum.
The genus sedum is a diverse group that includes upright tall sedums mat forming carpet sedums insanely drought tolerant sedums and sedums that need to drink regularly sun loving sedums and woodland garden sedums.
Sedum mats smrm5 our standard pre vegetated sedum mat sometimes referred to in the industry as blankets or carpet provides an instantly green installation.
So it is important to know your sedum before you plant.
The best time to plant sedum is in the.
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Sedum is usually bought in plugs or pots and transplanted into the garden.
If you re growing sedum as a ground cover to fill in an area this will help create the mat of sedum you desire.
Also used by homeowners in their gardens on birdhouses surrounding their mailboxes and.
Our 1 x2 sedum mat is an excellent choice for applications big and small.
Birds and rodents can become a problem in a sedum lawn too.
The sedum mats are grown by just scattering sedum plants on the mat.
Used on green roofs and in the landscape on grade.
Because the stems break easily your sedum lawn substitute may end up looking like a war zone with smashed plants and stems and leaves hither and thither.
What is a sedum roof with sedum mats.
Anyone could certainly do that on his or her own but it can take a year or so for the plants to grow in.
Fully vegetated and adaptable to most roofing systems.
Sedums can be pruned in early summer to reduce their height.
An extensive green roof or sedum roof is a roof with vegetation that is more or less self perpetuating and that can further develop and maintain itself.
When grown outdoors on rooftops or in rocky gardens they might not need watering at all.
In some ways it s like grass turf in that all you need to do is unroll it onto a prepared surface for an instant covering of plants.
However the seedlings can become too numerous and may need to be weeded out in spring.
Roughly speaking extensive green roofs have a substrate thickness of between 4 and 15 cm and a weight of 30 to 220 kilo per m2.
If you grow sedums in containers or if you live in an arid region apply the soak and dry technique water the plants when the soil is completely dry.
Upright sedum tends to form tall upright clumps that produce a tight mass of tiny flowers.
It s lightweight and very versatile.
Pinch off the growth point to make a bushier plant.
