I had a new septic drain field installed. It is above ground and covered with
sand. The area is in the sun for most of the day. I’m in FL.
What would be a suitable ground cover for this sandy area, something that my
yard guy could plant?
Thanks.
Ed

Ed Wicks wrote:

I had a new septic drain field installed. It is above ground and covered with
sand. The area is in the sun for most of the day. I’m in FL.
What would be a suitable ground cover for this sandy area, something that my
yard guy could plant?

is it going to be regularly mowed?

HOA, in the suburbia or otherwise regulated
that it must be kept short?

any mix for your climate is ok if you will be
mowing it regularly.

i like fields of mixed plantings so that there
is a little for everyone. then keep it trimmed
back a few times a season to make sure it doesn't
get taken over by brush/trees.


songbird

On Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:43:51 -0400, Ed Wicks wrote:

I had a new septic drain field installed. It is above ground and covered with
sand. The area is in the sun for most of the day. I’m in FL.
What would be a suitable ground cover for this sandy area, something that my
yard guy could plant?

When people install gardens on flat roofs here in the northeast -- mostly
to insulate -- the plants they like to use are the sedums. They don't need
watering. While I think of Florida as getting ample rain, the sand will
drain any rain out promptly. Some of the sedums are low and creep like a
ground cover.

They also use grasses here. Grasses can also take a drought. Certainly
beach grass likes growing in sand.

More suggestions can be found by searching on gardening in sand. But I vote
for a sedum, or a variety of sedums.

Don http://foraging.com/ e-mail at page bottom.

On Wed, 17 Aug 2016 22:00:45 -0400, I wrote:

I vote
for a sedum, or a variety of sedums.

Looking into the sedums, I see most are zones 4-9, and some are zones 4-10.
So they may be a problem if you are down at the bottom of Florida. Also
most are herbaceous. I see one that is evergreen. You will need to do
further research. See what the local nurseries sell.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On Wed, 17 Aug 2016 22:00:45 -0400, Don Wiss
wrote:

On Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:43:51 -0400, Ed Wicks wrote:

I had a new septic drain field installed. It is above ground and covered with
sand. The area is in the sun for most of the day. I’m in FL.
What would be a suitable ground cover for this sandy area, something that my
yard guy could plant?

When people install gardens on flat roofs here in the northeast -- mostly
to insulate -- the plants they like to use are the sedums. They don't need
watering. While I think of Florida as getting ample rain, the sand will
drain any rain out promptly. Some of the sedums are low and creep like a
ground cover.

They also use grasses here. Grasses can also take a drought. Certainly
beach grass likes growing in sand.

More suggestions can be found by searching on gardening in sand. But I vote
for a sedum, or a variety of sedums.

Sedums also flower profusely. Many people where I live plant sedums
on steep rocky slopes and around granite outcroppings that can't be
mowed... sedums require no maintenence... once sedum is established
weeds are smothered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedum

Brooklyn1 wrote:
[...]sedums require no maintenence... once sedum is established
weeds are smothered.

no. once again (and as usual), wrong.

ours gets overrun by grasses and other weeds.


songbird

On 8/17/2016 10:54 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Many people where I live plant sedums


http://tinyurl.com/j6sha2p

Those don't look like sedum, you fool.

On 8/18/2016 12:53 PM, Stagger Lee wrote:
On 8/17/2016 10:54 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Many people where I live plant sedums


http://tinyurl.com/j6sha2p

Those don't look like sedum, you fool.

Terribly racist. I sent it to my friends

On 8/18/2016 1:31 PM, Frank wrote:
On 8/18/2016 12:53 PM, Stagger Lee wrote:
On 8/17/2016 10:54 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
Many people where I live plant sedums


http://tinyurl.com/j6sha2p

Those don't look like sedum, you fool.

Terribly racist. I sent it to my friends




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