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Old 28-08-2012, 03:20 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default Lawns & guinea pigs

olyman said:

All right, I will treat this seriously...

Hi, I am a newby here.
Recently moved into a property with a 25 x 35foot lawn. Our guinea pigs
are put on lawn in a run each day.
The lawn has a lot of weeds so needs a weedkiller application, also I
supect it needs a feed.
Question, should I apply weedkiller before the feed or after.


After, because the weedkiller needs the weeds to be growing actively.
But...I wouldn't recommend treating any lawn that beloved pet animals
would be grazing on.

Lets make that crystal clear:
DON'T DO IT.

The instructions for weedkiller say 'keep children & pets away from
treated areas untill spray has dried".


That's reasonably safe for children that will only be walking across the lawn.
Not safe enough as far as I'm concerned if the animals might be rolling on
the lawn and tend to lick their paws (cats and dogs). Wait until after a rain
(or several). Err on the side of caution.

Question2, will it be safe to put the guinea pigs on the grass after
spray has dried, they eat only grass, not weed.

No, I would not let the guinea pigs graze on a treated lawn, nor
even on one that had been recently fertilized, unless perhaps it was
lightly treated with an organic fertilizer which had been well watered in.

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Pat in Plymouth MI

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