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Hello fellow gardeners,
I've got a real problem that I'm hoping someone can give me some advice with. Last fall, I tilled a new veggie garden, adding lots of compost, manure and green sand. Then I planted it with clover for a winter cover crop. A couple nights ago, I was reading a gardening book that said never plant a veggie garden over a septic tank or it's leach bed. The book said I could get sick from soil borne viruses, etc that the plants could take up thru their roots. You guessed it, the new garden is right over the tank!
Has anyone planted over a tank/bed before, and if so, what have your results been, and how long have you been gardening in that area? The spot I've chosen is the sunniest spot I've got for a garden, on a south facing slope to boot.
I talked to a doctor friend last night. He felt if I didn't allow anyone with Hepatitis to use my septic system, that it should be ok. SHOULD BE!
ANY feedback on this would be appreciated. I can't find any other reference to this in any of my other gardening books, so I'm hoping someone here has 'been there, done that'.
Thanks,
Sam
I've got a real problem that I'm hoping someone can give me some advice with. Last fall, I tilled a new veggie garden, adding lots of compost, manure and green sand. Then I planted it with clover for a winter cover crop. A couple nights ago, I was reading a gardening book that said never plant a veggie garden over a septic tank or it's leach bed. The book said I could get sick from soil borne viruses, etc that the plants could take up thru their roots. You guessed it, the new garden is right over the tank!
Has anyone planted over a tank/bed before, and if so, what have your results been, and how long have you been gardening in that area? The spot I've chosen is the sunniest spot I've got for a garden, on a south facing slope to boot.
I talked to a doctor friend last night. He felt if I didn't allow anyone with Hepatitis to use my septic system, that it should be ok. SHOULD BE!
ANY feedback on this would be appreciated. I can't find any other reference to this in any of my other gardening books, so I'm hoping someone here has 'been there, done that'.
Thanks,
Sam