What is hydroseeding?
Hydroseeding is the best way to apply sedum shoots on an extensive green roof system. After the cuttings are manually spread, they are covered with a layer of organic material called mulch. This layer, a green-coloured mixture of wood orcellulose pulp with a special adhesive fertilizer and water, is sprayed over the sedum shoots with a hydroseeder. The mulch layer ensures that the cuttings do not rapidly dry out, do not blow away, or are not carried away by birds; and it makes it possible for them to rapidly take root and multiply in the substrate. This reduces the maintenance required during the initial phase and delivers faster results. As well as on rooftops, hydroseeding is also often used to protect roadside slopes and berms from erosion. Grass seeds are generally used for this purpose instead of sedum cuttings. Seeds are mixed into the mulch layer and are simultaneously sprayed onto the slope or berm.

Quality, wide choice and preference
To guarantee the quality of the vegetation, we use sedum cuttings from our own nursery when hydroseeding. The standard mixture of cuttings consists of at least seven different types of Sedum. This can of course be adjusted to your wishes. The cuttings can also be combined with a seed mixture of wild flowers, herbs and ornamental grasses. Hydroseeding can be used for extensive roof vegetation, but it is also ideal for the construction of slopes, verges, noise barriers, ground cover, water retention basins etc. Grass seeds are often used instead of Sedum cuttings for these applications. Seeds are mixed directly with the mulch layer and sprayed onto the slope or verge in one go.

What are the advantages of hydroseeding?

• Protection against wind erosion
• Prevention of rapid dehydration
• Faster establishment of the vegetation
• Protection against the birds
• Reduced maintenance in the initial phase Door de mulchlaag en het sneller aanslaan van de Sedum hoeven er minder vaak stekken bijgestrooid en onkruid verwijderd te worden.
• Easy to combine with other seeds, such as wildflowers
• Economical: you will profit from savings of more than 70 % as compared to the use of seed blankets and up to 40 % as compared to the application of sedum plug plants.
• Economical: regular sowing of Sedum may seem cheaper than hydroseeding, but the grow of sedum currings is subject to weather influences.