Lawn fertilizer treatments are a great way to boost the health of your lawn in Michigan and keep it looking its best year-round. If you're a pet owner, it's normal to wonder if lawn fertilizer treatments are safe for your dogs. Well, good news, fertilizer treatments are safe for your dogs if you follow certain precautions! During applications, you want to keep your dogs indoors so they don't come into contact with the treatment. You should also wait for the treatment to dry completely before you let your dogs out again. The time you have to wait for the treatment to dry depends on various things, like whether your lawn care provider used liquid or granular fertilizer. However, the best thing to do is to consult your lawn care provider because they have experience dealing with the product and will be able to give you instructions to keep your pets safe!

Keep your pets inside during the fertilizer treatment.

On the day of the treatment, the best way to keep your dogs safe is to keep them inside. You want to ensure your dogs are away from your lawn so they don't come into contact with the product. Lawn fertilizers might contain ingredients that dogs and other pets should not be exposed to, so make sure you err on the safer side by keeping them indoors. This way, you can rest easy knowing they are far from any exposure to the fertilizer treatments!

Wait to let your dog back outside until the fertilizer treatment dries.

After your lawn care service provider has applied the fertilizer treatment to your lawn, you shouldn't let your dogs back out onto your lawn right away. You need to ensure the treatment is completely dry, and the waiting time depends on the type of treatment used. If they used a liquid fertilizer treatment, you have to wait for the product to dry before your dogs enjoy your lawn again. Meanwhile, it may take longer to let your dogs out if your lawn care provider uses granular fertilizer treatments. Granular fertilizers have to be watered in first to activate them. Once the granular fertilizer is activated, it can take around 24 hours to dissolve and completely dry.

The weather can play a role in how fast fertilizer treatments dry. They will dry faster on sunny days and slower on cloudy days.

Always Consult With Your Lawn Care Provider Before Letting Your Dogs Back Onto the Lawn

The safest route you can take is to consult with your lawn care provider. While you have a general knowledge of the waiting times for fertilizer treatments, you still want to seek the advice of the experts. Your lawn care provider has likely been working with the products they use for years, which means they are familiar with the details of the treatments. They also have first-hand experience with the product and will know how long it takes for the treatment to dry. This means they can advise you on how long you should wait before you let your pets back outside again.

Call us today to sign up for our lawn fertilization service!

Here at Stiles Lawn, Landscaping & Snow Removal Inc., we take the safety of your dogs seriously during our lawn care applications. If you have any questions or concerns about our treatments, we'll be happy to answer them, so you can enjoy a thriving lawn without compromising pet safety! We offer our lawn fertilization service to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in DeWitt, Haslett, Williamston, MI, and surrounding communities. This service involves multiple treatments throughout the year to ensure your lawn always has the nutrients it needs to stay healthy. Give us a call today at (517) 322-2671 to sign up for our lawn fertilization service!