[Dailydrool] Lawns, pesticides and dogs

[Roland, Duke of Ears]

We don't have fire ants here in Oregon, nor do we have a problem with fleas outside (the dogs get flea prevention meds).  For weeds, I now just spot control with Round-up.  I use some form of nitrogen to keep the lawn green.  I put N on and keep the dogs away from the lawn until it has had a chance to be watered in.  I try to use organic sources of nitrogen whenever possible.  I would not use weed and feed because you're broadcasting a mixture of herbicides you probably don't need.  
 
Most lawns will revert to a mixed bunch of grasses over a few years. They will not remain the rye or fescue you had planted.  With dogs, you're never going to have a golf course quality lawn anyway.
 
Janice


 
 
Janice Henry Colvin


 


      
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