Gardening News & Tips

There is a hot controversy over lawn weed killer. Some people want the perfect lush lawn and will do anything, including overuse the weed killer, to achieve that and eliminate all the weeds. Others worry about the safety of their pets and children and attempt to control weeds in the lawn through prophylactic methods that encourage the growth of the grass so the lawn is too healthy to have weeds.

Weed killer for lawn says it's safe when used as directed. However, many of the people using the lawn weed killer product, or products, fail to follow the directions or use several lawn weed killers at once. Since the active ingredients in lawn weed killers are normally three active ingredients, 2.4-D, Mecoprop (MCPP) and Dicamba, if you use several different lawn weed killer products, you run the risk of excess and create an unsafe environment for children and pets.