supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Solarpunk@slrpnk.net · 8 days agoThe huge, untapped potential of planting rooftop gardens in citiesgrist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down10
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkThe huge, untapped potential of planting rooftop gardens in citiesgrist.orgsupersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Solarpunk@slrpnk.net · 8 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squaremorto@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoI don’t get green roofs. How do you make it so you won’t have water infiltration and leakage?
minus-squareTiresia@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·8 days agoSame as with the rain. Have a waterproof barrier between the plants and the house. Sod, thatch, terracotta, asphalt, plastic, even concrete if you don’t plant rock-breaking plants.
minus-squaremorto@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoI like the idea, but the years of dealing with leaking water have made me very skeptical…
I don’t get green roofs. How do you make it so you won’t have water infiltration and leakage?
Same as with the rain. Have a waterproof barrier between the plants and the house. Sod, thatch, terracotta, asphalt, plastic, even concrete if you don’t plant rock-breaking plants.
I like the idea, but the years of dealing with leaking water have made me very skeptical…