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exactly what type of fertilizer, herbicide is harmful to dogs and children?

I've got a new lawn with some weeds and would like to zap em. what exactly is harmful to children and dogs. i've got an indoor dog, and a 3 month old so neither are out in the yard but it would be useful information to know. according to scotts annual program i would use... Scott's Turf Builder Winterguard with Plus 2 Weed Control Scotts Turf Builder With Halts Crabgrass Preventer Scotts Turf Builder With Plus 2 Weed Control Scotts Turf Builder Lawn Fertilizer with 2% Iron are all fertilizers harmful or are there some that are safe?? Scotts Turf Builder With SummerGuard

Public Comments

1. Well, you may not like my point of view (that's OK!) but I'm one of those people that does not like to put anything un-natural in my garden. Not only do you want to keep baby and doggy safe, but also the rest of the environment. You can do the old-fashioned thing and dig out your weeds. (eep! lots of work, I know!!). If there are patches af tough weeds, you can spray just the patches with a weed killer, and then keep your family away from that patch for a week or two. Most fertilizers are OK, although I avoid them. If you wish to fertilize the yard, you really ought to be ok with the products you mentioned, but you should probably keep baby and doggy off the grass for a week or so. Really, I think you'll be ok - I'm not one to use such products, and would encourage you to do without them at all, but if you insist on using something, be sure to keep family off the grass for a week or two. Hope this helps ;-)
2. all are harmful
3. The 2 turfbuilders Plus 2 are considered safe after putting them down on wet lawn and letting them sit for 24 hours. Then after that once you have had one good rainfall and it has DRIED it is considered safe. The product sticks to what it dried on. Same for the others. Don't let anyone on them until after thay have dried. Then they are considered safe. I personally wait for 2 or 3 rainfalls just to make extra sure that there is no residue left in any appreciable amount. And in today's world you are going to get exposed to some chemicals. When they spray for mosquitoes, when you buy some broccoli that has been sparayed in the field, or corn there is residue in ppm or ppb. It's wise to restrict your exposure but you'll never elimate it. As I say, the chemicals above are considered safe if used as directed. KING, I TRIED TO RESPOND TO YOUR E-MAIL BUT GOT THE MESSAGE YOU E-MAIL HASN'T BEEN CONFIRMED YET. I'LL TRY AGAIN IN A FEW HOURS.