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  • From: donahuer@ols.net (Randy )
  • To: permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Chemical Residuals
  • Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 20:57:59 -0500 (EST)


Hello-

I was wondering whether or not you could advise me on a
matter concerning the residuals of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
Nearly all of my neighbors use chemical fertilizers on their lawns
regularly. A few of them use broadleaf herbicides annually to kill clover in
their yards. Then there are those proud chemical elitists who spend
****loads as members of chemical clubs, dowsing their yards repeatedly to
achieve aesthetic perfection.
My question is. . . would it be safe to use clippings from
those lawns that had been treated with say glyphophosphates? What length of
time should I wait after they spray to use their yard debris? Please don't
tell me three years or something like that. . .

--Donahuer@ols.net





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