I don't use any pesticides or high test ferts outside in my yard or or pesticides in my outdoor potted plants. I only use that stuff when I bring in plants or cuttings in fall. It's only supposed to last 8 weeks, and unfortunately my winter is way, way longer than that. None of those plants brought in in the fall (Sept or Oct) will go back outside until April or May. I figure the pesticide is gone by then.
Karen