I need a ground cover safe to plant over my septic drainfield

Joined
Jul 5, 2019
Messages
15
Reaction score
1
Country
United States
So I have been reading and reading. Here\'s my ideal ground cover. At minimum, it has to be shallow-rooted, not thirsty, non-aggressively-spreading, and doesn\'t attract bees (allergic roommate). Also, I would prefer less than about 15\" tall, and would love to have one of those 6\" tall covers.

I would like it to be low-maintenance, though I can spread soaker hoses through the area in summer. It is for a backyard that is almost all septic drainfield; it gets full sun from about 12pm to 3p in summer, haven\'t measured in winter. (We live in Seattle.)

There is no need for it to flower, but if it does, I read that red flowers don\'t attract bees. We won\'t be walking on it. We have no deer, only raccoons and rats. There may be a dog in the yard in the future. I don\'t know if the soil is acidic or alkaline; mostly, it consists of dirt from decayed pine needles, but some of it is rocky and poor.

Wow, what a list - I appreciate you taking the time to read it. Does any plant come to mind? Thank you so much!
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Members online

Forum statistics

Threads
27,792
Messages
264,036
Members
14,527
Latest member
jajak

Latest Threads

Top