Using Grass After Treating Lawn

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I can't believe my OH.

I have been waiting for a long time for a lawn treatment company to come and do moss killing, hollow tining etc. No one has turned up so far and done this. However, I had a few requests for quotes outstanding and a bloke came when my OH was in today . He decided not to use any moss killer or weedkiller as my OH said we have guinea pigs. He has put some granular fertiliser down and told my OH it would not harm guinea pigs.

So, my OH omitted to tell me and I rushed home from work , cut some grass and fed it to my guinea pigs.

I washed the grass before I gave it to them and didn't see and granules but i am beside myself with worry. My OH says it's not poisonous but , if there was any fertiliser on their food, it won't do them any good.

I have had good advice from @Hermes and @Wiebke before so have tagged them in.

What should I be looking for?
 
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If it was just granular fertiliser they should be fine, it's a bit useless of the lawn care guy though if you actually wanted your lawn restoring, the moss and weeds will be happy!
 
If the fertiliser has only been freshly spread and not gone really into the ground and the plants yet, then washing the grass should have been sufficient.
 
Hermes said:
If it was just granular fertiliser they should be fine, it's a bit useless of the lawn care guy though if you actually wanted your lawn restoring, the moss and weeds will be happy!
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Thanks for the reply . Obviously, my priority is to make sure the guinea pigs are OK . I will naturally be keeping a close eye on them tonight.
 
Wiebke said:
If the fertiliser has only been freshly spread and not gone really into the ground and the plants yet, then washing the grass should have been sufficient.
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I hope so. Thanks for the reply.
 
... can't believe my OH though. He knew I wanted the moss sorted out. I think I could have managed to sprinkle a bit of fertiliser on the grass if that was all that was needed.
 
It's always a pleasure to see my trio come out for their breakfast every morning - but even more of a pleasure this morning as this gave me assurances that no harm was done yesterday.

Thank you again to this forum for being there when I needed you - and a special thanks to @Hermes and @Wiebke for giving me sound advice.

I was beside myself last night and having a listening "ear" kept me on an even keel.

I still have a lawn full of moss and an OH who drives me round the pole , but at least my guinea pigs are OK.

If anyone knows of a decent lawn care expert in the Sheffield area ...
 
Moss is supposed to be poisonous to piggies, hence why mine don't go on our lawn & we back onto farmland where the farmer does use chemical sprays so I can't be sure that none has drifted onto our grass :( If you do get the lawn treated I would be inclined to not put them out on the lawn until a few months have passed, ie when the dead moss have been removed & the lawn has been cut a good few times & there has been rain as well, so a few months would be better :)
 
Can't help you with the expert, but after the wet, warm winter there is certainly lots of moss around!

Be careful when farmers or neighbours treat their lawn on a windy day! It takes about 3-4 lawn cuts for the chemicals to grow out (i.e. ca. 4-6 weeks).
 
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