{"id":36523,"date":"2022-04-28T17:52:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/?p=36523"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:02:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T16:02:32","slug":"a-vegetable-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/en\/blog\/a-vegetable-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"A vegetable garden on my septic system? It&#8217;s possible!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36523\" class=\"elementor elementor-36523 elementor-36509\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36f5e30a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36f5e30a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f6e0da2\" data-id=\"7f6e0da2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b21df6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b21df6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\">First off, regarding your landscaping projects, a warning. Do not dig on site to avoid harming the system, but add a <strong>maximum of 10 cm<\/strong> of earth on top of it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Also, be wary of heavy vehicles.In answer to those of you who would like to plant a vegetable garden on their leach field, here are a couple of possibilities and some points to consider:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">If you want to have raised beds (on supports, see picture), make sure that the snow can still cover the ground come winter, as it has an important insulation role for your system.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36511 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164920-300x300.png\" alt=\"potager sur pied \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164920-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164920-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164920-20x20.png 20w, https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164920-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164920.png 404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">You would rather simple raised beds? Add a geotextile to create a clear boundary.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36513 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164945-298x300.png\" alt=\"potager\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164945-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164945-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164945-20x20.png 20w, https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164945-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-decran-2022-04-28-164945.png 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Finally, public authorities recommend against planting a vegetable garden directly on top of your septic system. Although there is no risk from a well-functioning septic system, there could be temporary inadequate infiltration conditions, for example. The roots of your vegetables could then be drawing directly from untreated water.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Go with flowers in this case.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Thanks for your questions! If you would like us to address a specific subject, please share it with us. We would be happy to <a href=\"https:\/\/cake.dbo-dev.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">provide an answer<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First off, regarding your landscaping projects, a warning. Do not dig on site to avoid harming the system, but add a maximum of 10 cm of earth on top of it. 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