Dude. They put the material on on already and want to know when their child
can play in the yard.


"Pam" wrote in message
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Holger Friebe wrote:

Hello, I have applied "Weed & Feed" to our lawn. Now I would like to
know when my 15month-old daughter will be able to play there again.
The bag has thousands of warnings and precautions, but does not say a
word about my question.
We live in SC, so it is nice outside already....
Thank you for any help!
Jana

The other posts suggesting you consider going organic are very appropos.
Weed 'n feed formulations are not very efficient and contribute heavily
to urban pollution. If you need to fertilize your lawn, a straight
fertilizer (either organic or synthetic chemical) will do the trick, but
February is too early - late March or April is better. If you need to
treat for weeds, either spot weed or pull by hand. Weed 'n feed
formulations apply the weed killer far too broadly, covering areas in
which no weeds occur, and leach too easily into ground water and storm
water runoffs. They are some major pollutants of our rivers and streams.
And they are not an efficient use of the herbicide = you spend more money
for poor results.

The only product similar to a weed 'n feed I would recommend is corn
gluten meal and it is not marketed as such. It is a natural pre-emergent
herbicide as well as having some good fertilization ability, specially
when used on lawns. Otherwise, any organic lawn fertilizer is
preferrable.

As to when your daughter can resume play on the lawn, I'd wait until
after a couple of good rains or several deep irrigations. Most herbicides
will dissipate fairly rapidly into the soil with water and will be pretty
much harmless after a week to 10 days. Slow release fertilizer will
persist on the surface for awhile, but it will be beaded or granular and
noticeable, otherwise fertilizer too, will dissipate into the soil. Just
make sure she wears shoes and you wash her hands well after play - she
will be fine.

pam - gardengal