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Questions tagged [safety]

For safety questions in gardens.

As anywhere, there are safety issues in the gardening and when gardening. Use this tag for all safety questions. Some examples of safety issues in gardening are:

  • Poisonous plants, and plants that can sting / have spines
  • Handling of chemical pesticides
  • Use of saws, especially chainsaws
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Is it safe to place Emerald Green Arborvitae next to house?

I'd like to plant an Emerald Green (Thuja occidentalis "Smargd") about 2-3 feet away from my house's foundation, in the midst of a trio of redosier dogwoods. Is the proximity to the wall of the house going to cause me problems? I know it would be a…
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Is this grow light (GE BR30) harmful to your eyes?

Can the GE BR30 LED grow light could pose harm to one's eyes, especially if they are used in somewhere like a high bedroom shelf where the bulb itself is visible from below? Here is an image of the light's spectrum. As you can see, it goes somewhat…
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How long for kids to play after spraying

How soon can kids play on lawn if roundup was sprayed? I just sprayed roundup on the perimeter of my lawn, my 4 year old wants to go play in the yard, how long until it's safe also how long will it be safe for the weed killer to get wet if it rains?
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How to prevent slugs from invading the alley and stairs?

The end of the rainfall season and the rising temperatures do not prevent them from taking a walk on the paved alley and even climbing the stairs! Even after watering the garden and keeping the alley dry, they head up to their adventure. I have…
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Safe options for sandfill for synthetic turf?

I purchased some synthetic turf, just for a small area (approx 2x1m), and when reading the instructions it mentioned about needing to use dried silica sand as the sand infill. Because I was having trouble finding this, I stumbled upon the dangers of…
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Plants that will thrive under LED grow lights and are also cat-friendly

I recently bought two grow lights to utilize a particular indoor growing space in my house where everything perfectly fits. The only trouble is that I'm now discovering that the plethora of things I had imagined growing in this space are toxic to…
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How can I be sure chains are suitable for hanging baskets?

I have moved into a new home, a fourth floor apartment (third floor in British/European English). There are two chains are hanging from the ceiling of a veranda (covered balcony) area. The chains are currently loose with nothing hanging on the end…
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Pine tree root blocking my waterfall stream

60 foot tall pine has a 4-6 inch root traversing my stream. The water will not flow over the root (too high) and going under the root will also cause problems. Is it safe to cut the root? Perhaps drill some holes thru it to let the water flow…
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Safe to use dirt with a dead possum in it?

So I just bought some bagged topsoil and a week in I'm covering my compost with it and I discover what looks like the hide and fur of a possum or racoon. I shoveled it out and there's no wet anything or visible particles of anything in the soil like…
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Worried about personal health after dealing with houseplant potentially infected by fungus

I've just pruned the leaves that have died off of my Dracaena Massangeana houseplant. I covered its ailments in two previous questions: Dracaena leaves yellowing: too much water? Dracaena Massangeana: Leaf spots on new growth The dead leaves came…
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Is there any way to have soil (humus) tested by a lab for toxins and pesticides?

I'm running a leaf compost. It's a pretty big scale. I pick up leafs from all the neighbors chop them with a special purpose tool and then store them for a year in multiple 250 gallon bins. The end result is about 150 gallons of humus per bin after…
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Is contaminated soil safe to handle?

After digging a dry well and taking soil samples for testing, I have a bunch of excess soil from my garden, just sitting in a bucket in my garage. It occurred to me to use it to make some hikaru dorodango. However, because I took soil samples for…
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Remove stagnant water safely

We have a bay laurel tree in the back garden. We have noticed the pot is no longer draining. It’s been filling up with rain water for months now. I’ve been too worried to go near it! Too much googling about legionella and n fowleri. We can’t avoid…
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