Weed And Moss Killer.... When To Put Piggies Back To Graze

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hi all...... my grass is / was awful, moss not grass, every time I tried to pick a bit for them all that I would get was an odd strand and a lot of moss.
killing off weeds and moss is a hard job .... doing it in bits... used pet/child friendly stuff but always shows dogs and kids on the front so wasn't even sure if this had any relevance to being able to graze your animals earlier or safer
anyway the moss is going and although I cannot seem to get the bald patches on the first bit to take new grass seeds the grass that stayed is coming up lovely and green and so much nicer than the awful stuff I was trying to feed them before ...... however its only had 1 cut ( maybe 2 at the very most , cant remember if hubby had a sly cut too ), I did let it grow quite long before I cut , I have pulled a little bit up and fed it.... then thought should I have left it longer before I started then feeding again ?
its just with it saying all natural products and pet friendly , I thought the grass would be ok sooner ?
 
I've just been out to the shed to see what it says on the box of stuff I used last year. It doesn't mention animals at all! I remember from the one I used before it said leave for 4 weeks so I left it for 6 just to be absolutely sure. I also watered it if it didn't rain for a few days to make sure it was washing away well. It really depends on what stuff you used and what the manufacurers recommend. It's easier for me because I have 2 bits of grass seperated by a 2 foot wide concrete path so I only treat one side at a time leaving the piggies a safe side!
 
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I've just been out to the shed to see what it says on the box of stuff I used last year. It doesn't mention animals at all! I remember from the one I used before it said leave for 4 weeks so I left it for 6 just to be absolutely sure. I also watered it if it didn't rain for a few days to make sure it was washing away well. It really depends on what stuff you used and what the manufacurers recommend. It's easier for me because I have 2 bits of grass seperated by a 2 foot wide concrete path so I only treat one side at a time leaving the piggies a safe side!
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that's what I was planning but the bit I had left seemed even more full of moss and I thought it would be quicker in the long run to go for the lot ... haha didn't realise the amount of raking it all involved :mal:
on your advise I have sent an email to westland and asked direct when its safe for them to feed ..... hopefully they will advise asap, thanks for the idea .. simple really hey when you've thrown the box away :oops:
 
happy days ..... although only a small part of the lawn growing .... it seems that the stuff I have used has no chemicals in at all
and the gps are fine to munch away, just got to get the rest of it done, I don't think there was as much moss and weeds in this small area ad there is on the rest of the lawn, least they will have a bit of grass this summer
 
Redribbon said:
I sell this new product that's organic and natural:

Westland SafeLawn | Lawn Products | Westland Garden Health | Westland Garden Health

Good stuff
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Thanks @Redribbon that's what I used safelawn. Only thing is it doesn't kill moss and weeds just helps prevent more. So the small top area of grass I focused on first I hand picked out all the moss and weeds.. so the grass is nice and thick but there are big bald patches. The rest of the lawn needs a lot of work as this product wasn't getting rid of anything much.
 
I see, I have contacted the Westland rep I deal with to ask his opinion.

It really depends on the type of lawn you want and the usage. It's tough to find the right balance, moss for instance makes a lawn look lovely and lush but is not good for grazing! You can easily re-seed the bald patches.
Most feed and weeds are rather vague when it comes to when a pet can safely graze.
I am a garden designer and can give advice all day long on how to achieve the dream lawn - only to go home and see my overly long, dandelion and plantain embedded lawn and love it! Just seeing the munch holes on the lawn weeds from my tortoise makes it worthwhile!

You could always try regularly mowing and feeding with seaweed as well as manual weed removal also to allow your lawn to thrive.
 
I got this reply from Westland regarding their general feed and weed:

“Many thanks for your question. The product you mention is not itself harmful to rabbits, but it is good practice to keep them out of the treated area when applying the product. Once you have watered the product in and it has then dried the lawn will normally be completely safe for re-entry.

However, if you have any particularly poisonous weeds, such as ragweed, you have to take special care with grazing animals. These poisonous weeds can during the course of being controlled by the weedkiller become more palatable and therefore become a much greater risk. the rabbits might not recognise these treated weeds as 'poisonous'. If you do have any of these weeds, then you will need to make sure that these are completely killed and the dead vegetation cleared away before allowing the rabbits to re-enter. Alternatively you could dig out these weeds by hand if there are only a few of them.”
 
Redribbon said:
I got this reply from Westland regarding their general feed and weed:

“Many thanks for your question. The product you mention is not itself harmful to rabbits, but it is good practice to keep them out of the treated area when applying the product. Once you have watered the product in and it has then dried the lawn will normally be completely safe for re-entry.

However, if you have any particularly poisonous weeds, such as ragweed, you have to take special care with grazing animals. These poisonous weeds can during the course of being controlled by the weedkiller become more palatable and therefore become a much greater risk. the rabbits might not recognise these treated weeds as 'poisonous'. If you do have any of these weeds, then you will need to make sure that these are completely killed and the dead vegetation cleared away before allowing the rabbits to re-enter. Alternatively you could dig out these weeds by hand if there are only a few of them.”
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Thanks @Redribbon for all your help re this. Westland called me and said the same. So the first patch I dug up all the weeds so that's safe. Will keep them on that maybe this summer and treat the rest separate. Very kind of you to go to all that trouble. Just need this hot spell to pass and find seed that will take. Did get some grass feed asda 's own to help the seeds but now wondering if it's OK to feed the grass after that.. so think it's an email to ask a next! Got to think about everything that goes near the grass haha
 
No probs, it's good you're being aware. You can feed the grass anytime but not the seeds, they won't need feeding until after the first mowing or so. I can't recommend liquid seaweed enough for feeding the lawn or anything else.
 
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