Green wall Handover Manual.2 · OPW16/0021

Project Handover & Maintenance Manual – Fytogreen Australia Pty Ltd




(h) Plant and Growing Modules Inspection and Maintenance Matrix:

 Area of       Inspection Item                   Inspection     Inspection Procedure as                 Necessary Action
 Attention                                       Frequency      applicable to detailed/cursory       (Recommend contact
                                                                inspections                         Fytogreen Australia Pty
                                                                                                               Ltd)
                                                                Inspect each growing module
                                                                                                     If damage to panels or
                Check for physical damage to                    panel at close range for signs
                                                                                                   surrounding cage structure
                growing medium foam panels                      of damage to both the growing
                                                                                                    are affecting plant growth
                and any related adverse plant                   medium and surrounding cage
                                                                                                   then repair or replace panel
                      growth problems                           structure as applicable to visit
                                                                              type


                                                                   Look for any sagging or          Repair or replace panels
                 Check panel cages are well
                                                                drooping growing modules that        cage or stainless steel
                secured to vertical wall frame
                                                                 may not be properly secured       holding hooks if damaged
                                                                     to the vertical frame.
                                                   Cursory
                                                  Inspection     Push gently, using the index
                                                   required       finger, on the top third and
                                                 6 times year   bottom third of panel to see if
                                                                                                   Repair of replace irrigation
                                                  / from the     water comes out easily. The
                                                                                                     drip lines if damaged or
   General                                        ground or       medium should neither be
                 Check for water volume in                                                                    faulty
  gardening                                         ladder        saturated or dry, however
                      growing medium
  and review                                                          uniformly moist as
                                                                                                   Adjust levels of irrigation if
  of growing                                          &            demonstrated during the
                                                                                                    panels excessively wet or
   medium                                                       Fytogreen handover briefing /
                                                                                                         excessively dry
   modules                                         Detailed            training session
                                                 Inspections     (Refer to Fytogreen Irrigation
                                                  required 4             Users Guide)
                                                 times a year                                      Possibly remove struggling
                 Check general plant growth                      Cursory / detailed inspection
                                                                                                   plant species or overplant
                  condition – are all or only                   of all plant species growing in
                                                                                                   with another more suitable
                        some healthy                             panels as appropriate to visit
                                                                                                          plant species
                  Check for weeds growing                                 As Above                       Remove weeds
                                                                                                   Remove the defeated plant
                   Check for dead plants                                  As Above                  species and re-plant with
                                                                                                        different species
                                                                                                   Remove and clean affected
                Check for signs of disease or
                                                                          As Above                 species. If problem persists
                        pest damage
                                                                                                      spray with insecticide
                  Check for uncontrolled or
                                                                                                   Prune and remove excess
                         over-growth                                      As Above
                                                                                                         plant material.




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