[Dailydrool] Fertilizer question

[Esther Strom]

I've always refused to use any chemicals on my lawn because Basil likes to graze (as did Waldo before him.) Just this evening, my neighbor kindly informed me that he had fertilized his lawn, and that when he did the fence line, a good chunk of my land got covered as well by the spreader. I'm really pissed, to say the least. He claims that it'll be perfectly safe as soon as it rains and the pellets dissolve; is this true? I was always under the impression that the fertilizer was absorbed by the soil and then sucked up by the growing grass, which would mean that any grass that's in that area would be poisonous to eat.

Can anyone clarify which of us is correct? I'm not sure what I can do about it if I'm right, short of having to go out with Basil every single time he goes out to make sure that he doesn't attempt to graze. And how long would it be before the fertilized grass "grows out"? 

Thanks,

Esther and Basil (who will be missing his daily trips to the salad bar...)
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