My wife is angry...

[tod evans]

I had a lawn service guy (group of guys) come to do some work on the yard, mow and blow, spray for weeds (out front only) etc....

My wife is very 'organic' and does not approve of any use of chemicals in the back yard. I told that to the lawn guy and thought he understood, so he only 'sprayed' the front yard for weeds, but he DID scatter your typical "Scotts weed and feed" fertilizer on the back lawn which contains an herbicide (2,4-d).

Anyone know about this stuff? Anyone use it? Is it safe for pets? Basically trying to talk my wife off the ledge (and keep myself off the couch).

I wouldn't have let the guy put that stuff down at all, but he just did it as a matter of course and there's not much I can do about it now.

Way I see it if you weren't there it's her fault they put anything on the grass.

Let her deal with it if it freaks her out.

It'll be washed away after a rain or two and most of it absorbed by the soil after a few mornings dew..

A person is exposed to more toxic shit walking through a public park or Wal-Mart than you'd be exposed to in your back yard the day that stuff was applied.

 

[Schifference]

Do all the neighbors exercise organic gardening/yard care?

 

[presence]

Just consider your garden lost for a year.

[h=2]For Lawns Only[/h] Weed & Feed isn’t safe for ornamental plants or groundcovers. Keep applications at least 18 to 24 inches away from edible plants. Don’t let granules come in contact with exposed tree roots or foliage. Keep all traffic off the lawn until the product has been in place for 24 hours, has then been watered in and has dried. Wait six to eight weeks before planting ornamental trees and one year before planting vegetable or herb gardens in any treated area. Scotts garden consultants advise that if you accidentally spread the product in an edible garden, pull up, bag and dispose of annual plants. Give perennials in the garden plot a full year to recover.

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/scotts-weed-feed-safety-89238.html

 

[presence]

if you have one of those venturi sprayers you can attach to a garden hose you can spray the area down with diluted coconut milk as a neutralizing agent

see study: (Haddon Northcote 1976)

you might also consider a mycorrhizzal spore application

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8368851

 

[TheCount]

Get a replacement.

Wife?

 

[libertyjam]

Seriously i do not think that I wrote what is above. I have noticed small things in the past that made me think posts had been altered. Frankly I think there must be a rogue moderator that is fairly twisted. Hence it would probably be best to join the likes of acptulsa and many other fine people and no longer associate with this forum any more.

 

[oyarde]

Seriously i do not think that I wrote what is above. I have noticed small things in the past that made me think posts had been altered. Frankly I think there must be a rogue moderator that is fairly twisted. Hence it would probably be best to join the likes of acptulsa and many other fine people and no longer associate with this forum any more.

What makes you think there is only one rogue ?

 

[ARealConservative]

Seriously i do not think that I wrote what is above. I have noticed small things in the past that made me think posts had been altered. Frankly I think there must be a rogue moderator that is fairly twisted. Hence it would probably be best to join the likes of acptulsa and many other fine people and no longer associate with this forum any more.

you don't think?

I know what I say and write. I don't guess.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Seriously i do not think that I wrote what is above. I have noticed small things in the past that made me think posts had been altered. Frankly I think there must be a rogue moderator that is fairly twisted. Hence it would probably be best to join the likes of acptulsa and many other fine people and no longer associate with this forum any more.

That's a pretty serious accusation.

The posts are time stamped, were you in the forum at the time?

 

[oyarde]

you don't think?

I know what I say and write. I don't guess.

Maybe you do not partake in the fire water ?

 

[opal]

I'd be pissed too - enough to not pay for the service and threaten to sue them for contaminating the yard to the tune of a 2 foot entire yard excavation with new dirt and seed/sod, and the water bill to get it right. - especially after they were told

 

[specsaregood]

Seriously i do not think that I wrote what is above. I have noticed small things in the past that made me think posts had been altered. Frankly I think there must be a rogue moderator that is fairly twisted. Hence it would probably be best to join the likes of acptulsa and many other fine people and no longer associate with this forum any more.

More likely story is that you just had a moment of being an asshole and should just own up to it.

 

[Okie RP fan]

Personally, I'd consider tearing out my garden and starting over with all new dirt if I put any commercial, store bought non-organic fertilizer down.
Can't say I'm an expert, but one application on your yard should be fine for the dogs, but I would avoid prolonged exposure and maybe even consider wiping their paws when coming in until the fertilizer dissolves into the soil so they don't lick their paws and ingest that stuff directly.

 

[jllundqu]

Just consider your garden lost for a year.



http://homeguides.sfgate.com/scotts-weed-feed-safety-89238.html

Well the good thing is that I have 2 large raised garden beds (8' x 4' for 32 cubic ft each). So our organic gardening area is separate from the grass area that was applied to. There was no spray and no fertilizer put in or around our organic garden beds as there is no grass there.

 

[jllundqu]

My wife was worried about the grass yard and the safety of the pets. I watered it 3 times over the next 24 hours, let it dry, and now I'm comfortable letting the dog out on it and my wife is not angry anymore (wine and a foot massage are always recommended in these scenarios).

 

[jllundqu]

And yeah, as for [MENTION=25232]libertyjam[/MENTION] calling me a 'lazy fuck'......

you're not worth my time, bro. "Oh I didn't write that!" sure.....

 

[Brian4Liberty]

ok who has been hacking my account? I didn't write that.

Change your password if you think someone else has used your account.

Seriously i do not think that I wrote what is above. I have noticed small things in the past that made me think posts had been altered. Frankly I think there must be a rogue moderator that is fairly twisted. Hence it would probably be best to join the likes of acptulsa and many other fine people and no longer associate with this forum any more.

You don't remember? Sorry, no moderators have the time to secretly change your posts.

That's a pretty serious accusation.

The posts are time stamped, were you in the forum at the time?

Good question. Perhaps libertyjam drank too much that day.

 

[osan]

I had a lawn service guy (group of guys) come to do some work on the yard, mow and blow, spray for weeds (out front only) etc....

My wife is very 'organic' and does not approve of any use of chemicals in the back yard. I told that to the lawn guy and thought he understood, so he only 'sprayed' the front yard for weeds, but he DID scatter your typical "Scotts weed and feed" fertilizer on the back lawn which contains an herbicide (2,4-d).

Anyone know about this stuff? Anyone use it? Is it safe for pets? Basically trying to talk my wife off the ledge (and keep myself off the couch).

I wouldn't have let the guy put that stuff down at all, but he just did it as a matter of course and there's not much I can do about it now.

Been around since the 40s. Low toxicity. "Possible" carcinogen, which means nothing. So is water.

The problem lies in contaminants. 2,4-D from China has been shown to contain high levels of dioxin. Make of that what you will.

I would not sweat it. I would also not repeat it.

 

[CaseyJones]

You don't remember? Sorry, no moderators have the time to secretly change your posts.

that and the fact even moderator edits leave an edit note

 

[RJB]

I eat the weeds in my yard.