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Safer for petsPop dandelions out, root and all, with no spray where kids and dogs play.
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Grampa's Weeder original stand-up weed puller, bamboo handle
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A stand-up weeder pops dandelions and other taprooted weeds out, root and all, with a step and a tilt, and no spray at all. Kids and pets can stay on the lawn while you work.
A review of studies linked children’s exposure to herbicides at home with higher odds of leukemia. In Scottish Terriers, herbicide-treated lawns were linked to 3.6× the odds of bladder cancer, especially with phenoxy herbicides such as 2,4-D. IARC classes glyphosate, used in many weed killers, as ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’, though the EPA disagrees.
General information, not medical or veterinary advice. Ask your doctor, or your vet if a pet could be exposed.
Weed after rain or a good watering; moist soil lets the claws pull out the whole root.
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Studies have linked home herbicide use to childhood leukemia; that’s a link, not the cause. IARC calls glyphosate probably carcinogenic, and EPA disagrees.
Use a stand-up weeder to pop taprooted weeds out, root and all. Weed after rain or a good watering, so the claws pull out the whole root.
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Just 3 ounces of metaldehyde slug bait is enough to poison a 30-lb dog.
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Garden Safe iron phosphate slug & snail bait, 2 lb
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When your hose wears out, choose one sold as drinking-water safe. Until then, let the water run a few seconds before kids drink or splash: in lab tests, water held in some vinyl hoses for two days picked up lead and BPA.
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Water Right polyurethane coil hose for patios, 50 ft, 3/8"
