The rating is real and it describes a dry, static load on a prepared surface. A planted system is none of those three things, and here is why each one matters.
Six ways to grow vertically without a hole in the wall, and the one thing every one of them has in common: the weight still has to go somewhere.
Leaving a vertical garden while on holiday? Why the top dries and the bottom drowns, which method suits which trip length, and when you need a person.
A planter rail puts every pot’s weight onto just a few fixings, not a whole wall. How rails work, when to skip one, and how to mount safely.
A vertical garden’s real weight is medium plus retained water plus hardware. The math, named estimates, and why only a professional rates your wall.
A self-watering vertical planter uses a reservoir and wicking or drip-through tiers, not magic. How it works, its failure modes, and the weight it holds.
Wet potting mix weighs noticeably more than dry. Why the bag’s weight is wrong, named reference figures, and how to get your real number.
What actually goes between a planted wall and your paint, why an air gap does more than a barrier, and what a waterproof backing claim does and does not cover.
Every anchor packet claims a big number. Here is what that number was measured on, why a watered planter is a different load, and where the guessing has to stop.
Five honest reasons to skip a vertical garden, from lease restrictions to a wall that must stay dry, plus what to build instead.
