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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, totally ignorant here and admitting this up front. I actually live in a different area of the country (Texas), and we're first-time homeowners in terms of a house with a yard (in condos prior).

Our yard is a hot mess - tons of weeds. More than one could ever pull, and extremely ugly. The last owners didn't keep up with it. All of our neighbors have good yards, many seem to use a service. We're planning on having a service come in and spray 8x over the course of the season to try to eradicate the weeds and let the grass grow back.

Other than chemicals = bad, what's the big deal? Does it contaminate the water? They're pretty protective on water here and we haven't received anything saying not to use chemicals on your lawn.

So, follow up, since we don't get a hard freeze down here, you really do have to spray your house for bugs to prevent termites, ants, spiders, scorpions. Our house has the port where you can pump the chemicals through tubes in the walls too, but I've been told by many people in the area you MUST spray externally to prevent problems.

If you live in a bug-prone area, particularly destructive bugs like termites, how are you supposed to deal with them without pesticide?

All genuine questions - I'm open to doing things differently. I honestly had no idea this was an issue for people. [/quote]

Yes, herbicides and pesticides are bad for people.  They eventually seep into the water system and into us.  While you won't keel over from a small amount of herbicide, over the course of a lifetime, it contributes to cancer.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/25/roundup-health-study-idUSL2N0DC22F20130425

Also, the use of these chemicals is contributing to the death of beneficial insects, such as honey bees and other pollinators.  No pollinators, no fruits.  Everything from tomatoes to apples to pumpkins and almonds depends on pollinators.

A condo where I used to live sprayed the lawn.  I went out one day into my little patch of grass and dug in to look for worms for fishing.  And I looked and looked.  All dead. That can't be a good thing, for the earth or for us :(

The best thing you can do is plant white dutch clover in your lawn and let the bees have at it![/quote]

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