Anyone ever plant a garden over your drain field?
In the summer you can always find a drain field in the dry grass because it’ll be greener.
I was wondering if that wouldn’t be beneficial to a garden by keeping it moist?

In theory it sounds good but your carrots may taste like poop.

Lateral lines can only be 18" deep max to the bottom here thatd a touch to close to the bottom of crops to save on watering or irrigation to me. Also my tractor is 2x heavier than a zero turn I was told not to drive anything heavier than a zero turn over the drain field. If you messed it up its expensive to fix.

I wouldnt - dont want roots working down into the field lines

I don’t like messing around over drain field.

I think if you can reasonably separate your grey water from the shower and send it out with a pump to irrigate your garden that would be the better option.

not an uncommon thing to do , you can often if you have a basement , just drop the trap and hook up another that goes out another line or even down into a 55gallon barrel you drop a cheap sump pump in , when it fills it pumps out to the garden.

change it back when garden season is over.

When we bought our house, 30 years ago, the old owners were using the old well pit as a septic tank. We had a new system put in on other side of house. A few years ago I rigged it so gray water from washing machine, kitchen sink and dish washer go to old system, couldn't tap into shower. I can switch it back easy if needed. I occasionally pump the gray water into crop field, the corn and beans seem to like it. Usually only have to pump it on really wet years.

Do it , plant nothing with deep roots

Give to neighbors first year

Just plant Shiittaukee mushrooms