Gardening

Oh no I just made the mistake of mentioning in passing to the apartment broker of this building how much gardening I do up on the roof… 🤦‍♀️

How long until landlord comes sniffing around to yell at me??

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Shouldn't be a problem as long as you're not adding loads of weight onto the roof (like giant planters with tons of cubic metres of soil!)

I'd be very interested if they did have a problem though, so do keep us posted! Fingers crossed they appreciate the added beauty. Looks good for real estate pictures and whatnot.

How GIANT of planters are we talking about!?? I estimate each of these is 200 pounds at this point 😬😬

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I think that's a great plan! Remember you can "stuff" your planters with large chunks of styrofoam next time, if your plants don't require the full root run all the way down to the bottom. You'd be surprised how much lighter it makes the planters!

These are fiberglass planters! So that’s good. I’ve been largely sticking to edges with the planters to avoid putting excess weight on soft spots in the middle

Hmmm... honestly I couldn't say, as it depends on so many things like the structural integrity of the roof, construction build and materials, etc.. Generally I'd think that's fine (but don't quote me if the roof collapses!) 😹

The thing you gotta remember is, 200 lbs dry... is a hell of a lot more wet!

Some tricks I've seen used:
- fibreglass planters (look like stone but are much lighter).
- styrofoam chunks in the planters (less soil == less weight).