Growing Plants On Garage Roof Peak

Growing daylilies is easy and rewarding.

Growing plants on garage roof peak.

An all purpose soil less peat free potting mix is fine for growing herbs and other edibles but mix in plenty of perlite to both improve drainage and save on weight. It likes part sun to shade takes some drought and deer don t like it. Growing daylilies is a low maintenance gig but they do need to be divided every few years. If the temperature doesn t go below 20 degrees fahrenheit or above 40 they won t freeze but will stay dormant.

Daylilies spread by budding new small plants next to the main one. This mounding grass like perennial glows bright chartreuse yellow all year. You can overwinter potted lavender and rosemary in your garage or basement. Now comes the growing medium which for a sedum roof should be at least 8cm 3in deep and for a roof of wildflowers herbs salad and strawberries at least 15cm 6in deep.

Some tender perennials like a period of dormancy in winter. In late summer dig up the whole clump and use a shovel to split into smaller chunks. Try dry habitat perennials and ornamental grasses such as rudbeckia achillea potentilla armeria dianthus helictotrichon sempervirens stipa tenuissima and even bulbs such as muscari or small allium species such as allium flavum and a. Over time they ll become crowded and produce fewer flowers.