customer has a well

[bobbygedd]

a customer requested a fert program. advised me that there is an underground well in the front yard. it is used for drinking water. do i still apply pesticides to this property?what would u do?

[Russ]

Well, thats a deep subject. Actually I do a number of properties with wells. One has 4 on it. One for the home, the guest house, the lake, and the barn. Assuming you're talking about a deep well there is very little risk of ground water contamination. Having said that most cases of 2-4-D ground water contamination have been associated with mixing and loading around the well. As long as you're on label give the well a wide birth on your blanket app. and pick up any problems with your backpack. Normal fert. program is no problem. Now having said that, thats for good old Indiana clay. I don't know nothing about NJ soils and very little about Indiana dirt.

[fblandscape]

Just read your labels and check that it doesn't say anything about high leaching potential. You should be fine, so long as you don't have any spills or other mishaps.

[1grnlwn]

Is it too big to spot treat? That would put little if any pesticide on turf.

Mark

[xpnd]

To be on the safe side for my protection, I would have a sample tested for the products that I would be using. Without baseline results anything can be claimed.