Weed treatments that are safe for cats?

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:10:36 -0400, Alison Perera
wrote:

The least toxic way I can think of to discourage your weeds would be to
organically encourage your lawn! Mow your lawn to a height of 3" or so,
which will shade out some weeds while making your grass very happy.
Fertilize it with an organic option like an even sprinkling of alfalfa
pellets. You could also use an aerator and then rake finely sifted
compost into the resulting holes. Don't forget to water deeply, but
infrequently. This encourages healthy roots on your grass and
discourages surface-rooting weeds. For persistent weeds, old-fashioned
hand-pulling can put a dent in the population, and when the happy,
healthy grass leaps in to fill the gap the weeds will find it quite
difficult to grow back!

Alfalfa pellets. I'll have to look for those. It's a pretty small lawn
so I can do some more weed pulling if needed. The main culprits are
clover, crabgrass, and dandelions. Mostly crabgrass and clover since
I've been getting the dandys by hand. Well, with this cool tool that
jabs below the surface and rips them out by the root.

So water maybe an hour or two every 5th day instead of 1/2 hour every
other day? Makes sense.

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:10:36 -0400, Alison Perera
wrote:

The least toxic way I can think of to discourage your weeds would be to
organically encourage your lawn! Mow your lawn to a height of 3" or so,
which will shade out some weeds while making your grass very happy.
Fertilize it with an organic option like an even sprinkling of alfalfa
pellets. You could also use an aerator and then rake finely sifted
compost into the resulting holes. Don't forget to water deeply, but
infrequently. This encourages healthy roots on your grass and
discourages surface-rooting weeds. For persistent weeds, old-fashioned
hand-pulling can put a dent in the population, and when the happy,
healthy grass leaps in to fill the gap the weeds will find it quite
difficult to grow back!

Alfalfa pellets. I'll have to look for those. It's a pretty small lawn
so I can do some more weed pulling if needed. The main culprits are
clover, crabgrass, and dandelions. Mostly crabgrass and clover since
I've been getting the dandys by hand. Well, with this cool tool that
jabs below the surface and rips them out by the root.

So water maybe an hour or two every 5th day instead of 1/2 hour every
other day? Makes sense.

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The ones I use are made from dandelions, I think the
brand name is Nature's Glory. They work well, smell better but I
always keep my pets away for at least 12 hours.


I have to look for this. But Karen, I have to admit I giggled over
killing weeds with weeds but weirder things have happened.

I would be sooooo offended, but I kind of laughed too!

How did Shamrock come out?

"Cheryl" wrote in message ...
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Karen M. composed with style:
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The ones I use are made from dandelions, I think the
brand name is Nature's Glory. They work well, smell better but I
always keep my pets away for at least 12 hours.


I have to look for this. But Karen, I have to admit I giggled over
killing weeds with weeds but weirder things have happened.

I would be sooooo offended, but I kind of laughed too!

How did Shamrock come out?

"Cheryl" wrote in message ...
In om,
Karen M. composed with style:
dgk wrote in message
. ..


The ones I use are made from dandelions, I think the
brand name is Nature's Glory. They work well, smell better but I
always keep my pets away for at least 12 hours.


I have to look for this. But Karen, I have to admit I giggled over
killing weeds with weeds but weirder things have happened.

I would be sooooo offended, but I kind of laughed too!

How did Shamrock come out?