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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND toxics AND wildlife
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And I Weed You Now Tonight
On herbicides and lawns |
Umbra Fisk |
03 May 2006 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, My husband just spread some very toxic weed-killer on our lawn, and I told him there must be a safer way to get rid of weeds. Our children and pets were not allowed on the lawn for 24 hours. We have a well and septic system, and I was wondering if that stuff would seep into our water supply. I also worried about the birds and other wildlife that visit our yard. Thanks for any help you can offer. Doreen Yor ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, toxics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The 'Cide House Rules
On herbicides |
Umbra Fisk |
01 May 2006 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, How do herbicides (organic, if such exist, or non-organic) work? David Burch South Bend, Ind. Dearest David, Herbicides are considered a subcategory of pesticides, for all you confused by my last pesticide comments. Herbicides kill plants with a vast array of ingenious torture and maiming techniques. (Maiming a plant isn't quite like maiming an animal: plants can grow back broken limbs, and it's hard to deny a plant its ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, toxics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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