Can I grow a vegetable garden if my lawn has been sprayed with pesticides?
Image by Northern Ireland Executive
Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland has officially opened the Drumarg Community Vegetable Garden in Armagh.
The Drumarg Community Vegetable Garden is an allotments project funded by the Department for Social Development.
Photographed with the Minister is Stephen McCleary, Chairperson of Drumarg Community Association.
Question by green12: Can I grow a vegetable garden if my lawn has been sprayed with pesticides?
I just moved into a new house. I really want to grow a vegetable garden in my backyard but I was told that a lawn company that the previous owner hired recently sprayed the lawn with pesticides. How long do pesticides last? Will it be safe to grow a vegetable garden at all? Thanks.
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4 Responses to Can I grow a vegetable garden if my lawn has been sprayed with pesticides?
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Rothschild Rockefeller
November 29, 2011 at 11:57 am
as long as it was sprayed before. thats how they grow things on farms, so its safe.
Courtney
November 29, 2011 at 12:08 pm
I wouldn’t risk planting a garden now, Some companies do go the natural route to spray, but I highly doubt it the owners did.I would do a boxed vegetable garden .. It can take several years to get your lawn back to its natural state depending how long your previous owners been getting their lawn sprayed. I wouldn’t want you risking your health by planting now. You can always get your lawns soil analyzed by a professional to be safe.
lilly
November 29, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Pesticides don’t affect plants. Plant ahead.
saaanen
November 29, 2011 at 1:35 pm