On 5/17/2011 12:21 PM, Joe J wrote:
Are there any reasons besides looks, to mow the grass growing on a
mound septic system? 2.5 acres and it's all grass and I would just
like to let some of it grow wild, maybe throw out a few thousand
wildflower seeds and cut in some walking paths and let a lot of the
rest of the grass just grow, including what's on the mound. Any
negatives to not cutting the grass on the mound?

As someone else suggested you should cut the grass occasionally. You
don't know how deep the root systems of wild plants will go. No doubt
there will be some that will get into the field and clog the thing
up. I keep the grass cut at least 30 feet back from my septic field.

I let the area beyond that grow wild as you want. The amount and
variety of growth is quite surprising and it changes over the years. I
have no idea whats growing out there for the most part but the Aspens
are moving out there through their root systems. They will eventually
take over the wild area. I plan to keep them back at least 50 feet
from the field, more if I ever see any evidence of them coming up
close to the septic field.

LdB