Q: I am cleaning out my garage and have realized that I have too many containers of garden chemicals – herbicides, insecticides, fertilizers, etc. How do I decide what to keep and what to get rid of?

Before sorting through a bunch of containers that may have chemical residue dripped on the outside, I recommend putting on a pair of gloves. This is not just for safety reasons. Some garden chemicals (such as malathion and some antifungals) contain sulfur compounds that have a foul odor that is difficult to wash away. Nobody wants stinky hands.

First, find a sturdy box because you don’t want to throw this stuff into the regular trash. Any leaking containers should be bagged up securely and placed in the box. Be sure to keep the label with the container since they tend to fall off. Look at e

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