Re: Septic System Demo Garden
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Septic System Demo Garden
- From: h*@nmc1.nmclites.edu
- Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 10:35:33 -0600
> We have an herb garden over the area where the septic access is and a law
> over the leach field. We were warned not to plant anything basically over
> the leachfield but that's ridiculous! The outcome is that our grass is
> green and fairly lush, even in the hottest/dryest parts of the summer in So
> Cal. Though I don't suggest you grow grass, maybe you could put a grassy
> meadow (maybe native grasses?) over the leachfield and more perennial/woody
> (natives as well?) plants over the areas where you need access.
Perhaps you were 'warned' because if anything goes wrong with
the system it may have to be dug up? Big mess, destroyed plants.
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Marianne Hoppe
Montana State University-Northern
Havre, Montana (USDA Zone 3a)
hoppe@msun.msun.edu www.msun.edu/~hoppe/garden/Gardens.htm
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