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Which fast growing plants for GREY/BLACK WATER soakage area?
We just moved into a new house with a combined grey/black water disposal on a 200 sqm patch, having a clay base, 100mm topsoil and about 100mm cane mulch. We live about 100 km west of Brisbane. We would really like some recommendations for suitable trees and shrubs. Thanks Ulrich Sudhaus |
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"Ulrich Sudhaus" wrote in message ... : : We just moved into a new house with a combined grey/black water : disposal on a 200 sqm patch, having a clay base, 100mm topsoil and : about 100mm cane mulch. We live about 100 km west of Brisbane. : : We would really like some recommendations for suitable trees and : shrubs. : : Thanks : Ulrich Sudhaus Two places to look are the local council and the forestry department. The council's sewerage department should have a ready made list suitable for the area, they may even have it on a web site. A third choice is to get a book from the library like "Plant what where", this will list trees and shrubs according to growing conditions and what they are suitable for. What do you mean by "black water"? Unprocessed sewerage should not be piped about and put into the garden anywhere, it just isn't safe. I would also doubt that 200 sqm on clay would be anything like enough to absorb the output of even a small family. Perhaps you should get the council to come and have a look and advise you on the right way to do this. If you (or the previous owner) do (did) something really bad (eg pollute a waterway or make neighbours sick) you could be fined quite heavily. David |
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G'day Ulrich
When you say 'Black Water Soak' do you mean the clear water runoff from the septic tank? At my last house I used this to advantage after directing the water through several sand filters and in a zig-zag pattern across the hill. It then watered a vegie garden that kept a family of four fed, with heaps left over, so I used to swap the excess with the local greengrocer for fruit that we didn't grow. Of course I had the water tested and it was perfectly OK for use on vegies for human consumption. Hope this helps? HC ;-) Ulrich Sudhaus wrote: We just moved into a new house with a combined grey/black water disposal on a 200 sqm patch, having a clay base, 100mm topsoil and about 100mm cane mulch. We live about 100 km west of Brisbane. We would really like some recommendations for suitable trees and shrubs. Thanks Ulrich Sudhaus |
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