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Looking for a Child/Pet safe fertilizer weed care.
I have been reviewing the Scott's plan for my area, Central Florida. I
have for the most part a combination og Bahia and St Augustine but I think I have at least one other variety or more mixed into my lawn. I was looking at using the MaxGaurd fertilizer on my lawn but I have a dog that likes to run around in the back yard and in December, my first child will be born so I have a couple of years to get the yard ready for football, baseball and the like with the little one. My delima is that I know that fertilizer/ poisons are going to have warnings but is there something out there that is better than Scott's or Ortho? Thanks John T McD. |
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Looking for a Child/Pet safe fertilizer weed care.
Thanks Peter for the Info. The problem with the stuff I'm looking at
starting with is that it's a combination fertilizer with insect control. It's called MaxGuard from Scott's They seem to have the largest selection from the big box hardware stores around my area. I am trying to get my lawn under control and bring it into some since of decency. The people who owned the house prior to me did little more than mow the yard for the last 9 years prior so I have alot of work ahead of me. My problem is that most of the fertilizers and treatments I need for my lawn would include insect and pest control. I need to find something that's not quite so risky to use since my dog likes to run around in the back yard. John T McD |
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Looking for a Child/Pet safe fertilizer weed care.
not quite so risky to use since my dog likes to run around in the back yard.
John T McD female dog? female dogs will burn the lawn... the best thing to do is to hand pull the weeds and keep the soil damp and cut weekly to get the grass to grow in full and help squeeze out the weeds |
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Looking for a Child/Pet safe fertilizer weed care.
"Die Spammer !!!!" wrote in message ... not quite so risky to use since my dog likes to run around in the back yard. John T McD female dog? female dogs will burn the lawn... the best thing to do is to hand pull the weeds and keep the soil damp and cut weekly to get the grass to grow in full and help squeeze out the weeds This is one of the biggest fallacies in turf management. I used to use the this myself to sell programs, but after a few years in the business realized that it just isn't true. A thick healthy, lawn will only crowd out weeds for a season or two at best. What it really does is attract bugs, which will create bare patches, which will immediately fill in with weeds. If you are going to have a full, thick lawn be prepared to defend it as well. If anyone tells you that you can hand-pull the weeds and keep it in top shape w/out pesticides either they are lying to you or they just don't know what they are talking about. Peter H |
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Looking for a Child/Pet safe fertilizer weed care.
"Greg Rice" wrote:
And... in Florida, there is a host of critters. I live in central Florida also, (I lived here for 47 years) and you need to treat the yard for bugs at least twice a year (some people do it monthly) The insecticides are "safe" usually once they are dry, if you use a liquid spray. However, read the label, and be aware if it rains the next day. I use the dry pellets myself. Yes sir..for example, we have two generations of chinch bug here in Ohio. Florida has at least six generations. I'd have to go back to turf school before I moved to Fla. -- GO #40 |
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