posted 1 year ago
I've had some mandatory work done on a field (about 40x80') and now that part of land is covered with some kind of sand with lot of rocks in it (quite big). There's also the septic tank part, I think it is called the purification field? It is about 20x30' where I've been told I should not grow anything with deep root and grass should be cut.
I was thinking about turning most of that field into a permanent living mulch production. I don't know if I really need to care about what kind of plant I grow in the septic tank part, I suppose as long it isn't a tree, bush or other kind of larger root plant, I should be fine.
I've looked through the Master Garden class and I've found the following plants for living mulch:
- Clover
- Alfalfa
- Grass
- Oat
- Peas
I was thinking about using the following:
- Red Clover
- Alfalfa
- Grass
- Maybe some peas
- Confrey (where I can grow deep root)
For now, I would mow using a scythe.
I was thinking about seeding when it would start freezing so it would start growing at the right time in spring. Maybe I should put some hay on top?