Viewing post #555313 by Frillylily

well here is the deal. I have a small yard and I found out that my leach field is about 30 ft wide and 100 ft long !!!
so really, like almost the whole yard.
The sewer guy, hereto referred to as SG said the lines are probably only 10 inches deep. yikes.
I have did my research on SG and found out he knows his stuff and has been inspecting sewers for ages and is very knowledgeable. He says I can till down about 3-4 inches ok, after that I will start hitting the gravel/lines. The best way to garden over it, is with raised beds. I asked if he thought growing vegetables over the area would be safe and he said 'certainly'. So well, I guess it is either grow them or starve lol I figure it will be better than the GMO stuff I buy at the store, so I have nothing to lose.

I want to do something super affordable because of being so poor. But not anything that looks really awful because after all it is in my yard! I was thinking cement blocks would be permanent, not rot or draw pests, and can be moved if need be. I also thought of using rail road ties. But haven't actually priced those. Since I have alot of irons in the fire right now, I though they might actually be easier and faster to put in, and then in say 15 years or so down the road I can always re-do them later with whatever I choose then. I also thought about doing a berm style but then I wondered how the sloped sides work-wouldn't the water run off? I have never did anything with a berm obviously