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Grass growing on the mound septic?
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? |
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"Joe J" wrote in :
Are there any reasons besides looks, to mow the grass growing on a mound septic system? It looks like ****? :-) You want evaporation. Taller grass will shade the soil and reduce evaporation to some extent. Can't quantify significance. |
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On 5/17/2011 1:21 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? I cut grass over mine. Purpose is evaporation. Your system can't cover a full 2.5 acres. Does not make sense to be that big. |
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On May 17, 1:40*pm, Red Green wrote:
"Joe J" wrote : Are there any reasons besides looks, to mow the grass growing on a mound septic system? It looks like ****? :-) You want evaporation. Taller grass will shade the soil and reduce evaporation to some extent. Can't quantify significance. "It looks like ****?" No, no...that's *inside* the septic system. He's taking about the *outside*. ;-) |
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Grass growing on the mound septic?
On Tue, 17 May 2011 17:40:36 GMT, Red Green
wrote Re Grass growing on the mound septic?: You want evaporation. Taller grass will shade the soil and reduce evaporation to some extent. No it won't. The taller grass will increase movement of moisture from the mound to the air due to the taller grass providing more surface area for transpiration. -- Work is the curse of the drinking class. |
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DerbyDad03 wrote the following:
On May 17, 1:40 pm, Red Green wrote: "Joe J" wrote : Are there any reasons besides looks, to mow the grass growing on a mound septic system? It looks like ****? :-) You want evaporation. Taller grass will shade the soil and reduce evaporation to some extent. Can't quantify significance. "It looks like ****?" No, no...that's *inside* the septic system. He's taking about the *outside*. ;-) "The grass is always greener over the septic tank". Erma Bombeck (02/21/1927-04/22/1996). -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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Caesar Romano wrote the following:
On Tue, 17 May 2011 17:40:36 GMT, Red Green wrote Re Grass growing on the mound septic?: You want evaporation. Taller grass will shade the soil and reduce evaporation to some extent. No it won't. The taller grass will increase movement of moisture from the mound to the air due to the taller grass providing more surface area for transpiration. I think he meant the moisture in the ground, which your response has agreed with. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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Frank wrote the following:
On 5/17/2011 1:21 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? I cut grass over mine. Purpose is evaporation. Your system can't cover a full 2.5 acres. Does not make sense to be that big. He's not talking about the fields. I have less than an acre and my fields are 400' long (4 at 100' each). The field size is determined by the number of bedrooms, not bathrooms as you may assume. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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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? No reason. Raspberries grow real well in drainage fields and cesspools. They love sewerage black water. -- You don't have to be stupid to know stupid when you see it. |
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On 5/17/2011 5:49 PM, willshak wrote:
Frank wrote the following: On 5/17/2011 1:21 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? I cut grass over mine. Purpose is evaporation. Your system can't cover a full 2.5 acres. Does not make sense to be that big. He's not talking about the fields. I have less than an acre and my fields are 400' long (4 at 100' each). The field size is determined by the number of bedrooms, not bathrooms as you may assume. Yes. There are basically two kinds of fields, seepage, and evaporation or a combination of the two. The evaporation fields are larger or with more surface area. Around here, perc test may determine how many bedrooms you are allowed and now alternate fields are also required. The county would like to push everyone into being hooked up to the sewer lines. OP says he has 2.5 acres and I guess he could pick any part to grow however he wants. My neighbors yard grows completely wild and I've seen his septic up. OK now but was a problem when kids and in-laws lived there. Neighbor across street got by with a cesspool as there was just him and his wife but when a family with kids moved in they elected to tap into the sewer line. |
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Grass growing on the mound septic?
On 5/17/2011 1:21 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? Depends. How 'civilized' is the township or whatever you live in? Around here, if it can be seen from the road or the neighbors, and somebody bitches, you can get a civil-infraction 'noxious weeds' ticket. Yer preaching to the choir about high grass, though. Maybe you can get local college to put in plugs of whatever the local version of non-invasive prairie grass and field plants is. Call it a botanical restoration site or something. If I had had the money to get acres instead of this damn subdivision lot, the only areas I would mow would be a fire break around the house/pole barn, and stripes alongside the driveway and out where it meets the hardtop road, to ensure drainage and visibility of oncoming traffic and animals that I would otherwise run over. -- aem sends.... |
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Frank wrote the following:
On 5/17/2011 5:49 PM, willshak wrote: Frank wrote the following: On 5/17/2011 1:21 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? I cut grass over mine. Purpose is evaporation. Your system can't cover a full 2.5 acres. Does not make sense to be that big. He's not talking about the fields. I have less than an acre and my fields are 400' long (4 at 100' each). The field size is determined by the number of bedrooms, not bathrooms as you may assume. Yes. There are basically two kinds of fields, seepage, and evaporation or a combination of the two. The evaporation fields are larger or with more surface area. Around here, perc test may determine how many bedrooms you are allowed and now alternate fields are also required. The county would like to push everyone into being hooked up to the sewer lines. Yes, if sewer lines are installed that could service your house, you may be charged, even if you elect not to hook up. I live in a rural area, and there are no sewer lines within miles of me. As I remember (in 1984), the local law was 100' per bedroom. I only have 3 bedrooms, but the GC put in 400' of fields. Here, it costs around $400 to empty the septic tank. I also have a dry well for gray water (sinks, clothes and dish washers, and showers) which costs about the same. I also run off a 325' deep well, so I take the water out of the ground in one place and return it to the ground in another place. I only pay for the electricity for the pump. Fuel Oil and Propane are delivered by trucks. The only company utilities I have come in from utility poles, like electricity, telephone and cable TV/Internet, the last only available after 1984 when I had the house built. OP says he has 2.5 acres and I guess he could pick any part to grow however he wants. My neighbors yard grows completely wild and I've seen his septic up. OK now but was a problem when kids and in-laws lived there. Neighbor across street got by with a cesspool as there was just him and his wife but when a family with kids moved in they elected to tap into the sewer line. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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On May 17, 6:43*pm, willshak wrote:
Frank wrote the following: On 5/17/2011 5:49 PM, willshak wrote: Frank wrote the following: On 5/17/2011 1:21 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? I cut grass over mine. Purpose is evaporation. Your system can't cover a full 2.5 acres. Does not make sense to be that big. He's not talking about the fields. I have less than an acre and my fields are 400' long (4 at 100' each). The field size is determined by the number of bedrooms, not bathrooms as you may assume. Yes. *There are basically two kinds of fields, seepage, and evaporation *or a combination of the two. The evaporation fields are larger or with more surface area. Around here, perc test may determine how many bedrooms you are allowed and now alternate fields are also required. The county would like to push everyone into being hooked up to the sewer lines. Yes, if sewer lines are installed that could service your house, you may be charged, even if you elect not to hook up. I live in a rural area, and there are no sewer lines within miles of me. As I remember (in 1984), the local law was 100' per bedroom. I only have 3 bedrooms, but the GC put in 400' of fields. Here, it costs around $400 to empty the septic tank. I also have a dry well for gray water (sinks, clothes and dish washers, and showers) which costs about the same. I also run off a 325' deep well, so I take the water out of the ground in one place and return it to the ground in another place. I only pay for the electricity for the pump. Fuel Oil and Propane are delivered by trucks. The only company utilities I have come in from utility poles, like electricity, telephone and cable TV/Internet, the last only available after 1984 when I had the house built. OP says he has 2.5 acres and I guess he could pick any part to grow however he wants. *My neighbors yard grows completely wild and I've seen his septic up. *OK now but was a problem when kids and in-laws lived there. *Neighbor across street got by with a cesspool as there was just him and his wife but when a family with kids moved in they elected to tap into the sewer line. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - long term it might be a good idea to cut the grass at least once a year. otherwise opportunistic trees may begin growing and their roots cause drainage troubles long term./ no doubt this question should be answered by whoever services pumps the OPs septic tank |
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Oren wrote the following:
On Tue, 17 May 2011 17:41:17 -0400, willshak wrote: "The grass is always greener over the septic tank". Erma Bombeck (02/21/1927-04/22/1996). Just a few days ago I was talking with a friend about the grass being greener and use that to help locate the septic tank. In his usual response: "I'm color blind." He catches me all the time. Once I told him to turn at the red car. "This car?" And he grins. Freaks me out at red lights G ( I think he a red/red color blind?) Well, he knows that the red light is at the top, or should. -- Bill In Hamptonburgh, NY In the original Orange County. Est. 1683 To email, remove the double zeroes after @ |
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"Frank" wrote in message ... On 5/17/2011 1:21 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? I cut grass over mine. Purpose is evaporation. Your system can't cover a full 2.5 acres. Does not make sense to be that big. No, just the system would be the dividing line from cut grass, to let grow. It's a "standard" size mound |
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Grass growing on the mound septic?
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 |
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