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Re: Half-Life of Poisons, Weed-Killers, Etc.

Greg-

I can't supply any answer for you, but I do want to point out that there's
no reason for anyone to beat you up.  It appears that you are among the
redeemed and are wanting to make changes.  You should be congratulated and
encouraged.  Wish more people were like you.  

Sarah

At 11:47 AM 7/24/98 -0700, Greg Dunn wrote:
>Arg, I hate to post this, I know you're gonna beat me up, but...
>
>In this past few years I've used your Home Depot variety gopher poisons
>in a few different areas of my yard. I've made sure that soil never
>migrates into my garden.
>
>Not too long ago I put weed-killer on the lawn. I tossed the first
>mowing after that into the garbage rather than putting it in my compost
>heap, and I've since converted the mower to a mulcher so it leaves the
>grass where it's cut.
>
>But...do any of you know anything about how long various yard poisons
>remain active? Eventually can I safely begin putting grass clippings
>back into the compost?  What about the soil with the gopher poison?
>
>I can't supply details of exactly which poisons and weed-killers because
>I'm not at home where the packages are. For now I'm looking for general
>guidelines.
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