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Can I use Scotts fertilizer in lawn if my wife is pregnant?

My wife is pregnant. I don't know if it is safe to use Scotts fertilizer. How can I handle the weeds if it is not safe? Thanks,

Public Comments

1. Fertilizer does not get rid of weeds. It feeds them just like it feed the grass. I would not use any artificial fertilizer or weed killer around a pregnant woman, children, any living thing. The wind picks it up and blows it around the neighborhood. You could bury the weeds in bark chips or straw. Dig them out. Use an organic weed killer when she is not around. Train a dog to pee on them.
2. Fertilizing your lawn will not be a problem.
3. Don't take a chance. It will be slow going, but mow your grass once per week on the same day. Like every Saturday. Lawns take lots of water. Keep up with a good watering schedule. Soon the grass will over take the weeds. This is a tried and true safe method.
4. here is a artical talking about the harmful things of fertilizers and stuff maybe this will help http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/14683
5. you could always check into organic type weed killers if you are worried. I know the weed killer that I just used said that it is safe for pets 10 minutes after it dries, which was not an organic product.
6. I wouldn't use the stuff at all, personally. There are too many chemical poisons in most popular lawn care fertilizers for them to be safe. Whether the poisons would affect your pregnant wife -- I don't know. If she stays inside all the time and never walks on the grass, probably not. But if you have pets that you let outside, I don't think you want to think about what the pesticides may do to them -- not to mention what they'll do to the birds, the butterflies, the honeybees, and the environment at large. If you want to control the weeds in your lawn, could you remove them by hand? If not, could you hire a teenager from the neighborhood to do it? I think the proper use of mulches also helps to keep down weeds, if you know what you're doing. Consult a book on organic gardening for details.
7. Yes, yes you can. P.S You probably shouldn't take my answer seriously.
8. yes you can use it
9. It really depends on if she will be grazing there frequently and how much she eats in a day. As long as she is not eating the stuff or sniffing the grass at close range it should be no problem. Once you water the grass the dust will be washed down into the dirt or stuck to the grass.
10. I don't know but you don't want to use Scotts anyway. Scotts just gives your lawn a heavy dose of nitrogen which is bad for your lawn. It's the equivalent of giving yourself a sugar rush then waiting for the crash. Better to pay more and apply a good organic fertilizer. Your lawn will thank you. I spray the weeds individually. It doesn't take long and it keeps the use of chemicals to a minimum.
11. Yeah it's fine but I'd ask your doctor first.
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