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I'd like to have a plan before fall when I replant the damaged areas.
Soil amendments?
types of grass?
is clover good?
I've seen products to give the dog to raise the urine PH but I don't feel comfortable going that route.
Someone here must have beaten this problem.
Our boys have never killed grass or anything else they manage to mark. Our girls have always been the trouble-makers, killing the grass at one crack. We created a large, bark chipped area for the girls to potty in and taught them to potty there. Problem solved.
If I recall correctly, the problem is not the urine, but the Ph of the urine. and maybe the unadulterated ammonia byproducts of urine decomposition. And, if I recall correctly, the "fix" might be application of a vinegar solution once or 3 times a week, depending on weather conditions. These memories are out of the way-back-machine, so ymmv.
We have a spot in our backyard where the acidic pine needles make it hard for the grass to grow/kills it. So per recommendations, we put down some lime.
I imagine lime would have the same affect with dog urine. You should lay it down where the dog usually pees (if it is usually in one area of the yard). I haven't personally tried it with my dog yet since she goes everywhere... but there is one spot right next to the stairs where she goes at night.
IIRC, on the back of the bag I read it said it was safe for pets and children even right after you put it down. You'd have to double check.
I'd like to have a plan before fall when I replant the damaged areas.
Soil amendments?
types of grass?
is clover good?
I've seen products to give the dog to raise the urine PH but I don't feel comfortable going that route.
Someone here must have beaten this problem.
I dug a hole in the backyard to a depth of about 24", backfilled it with pea gravel, laid down a 36" diameter patch of newspaper to suppress weeds, ran landscape edging around the circumference, then filled the edging with more pea gravel. To top it off, I put an old fire hydrant that I "found" in the center. Worked for me.
I Never had any dog destroy grass or turn it yellow....had lots of dogs as a breeder That being said I had a neighbor 4-5 yrs ago had 2 dogs in this apt complex & Every where those dogs peed turn yellow in a few hours! Once they moved the following spring Every thing turn green again! They didn't treat the grass with any thing special. Funny thing None of the other dogs that's lived her had that happen when they peed. IF your dogs pee turns the grass yellow Just train to go in a certain area.
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That being said I had a neighbor 4-5 yrs ago had 2 dogs in this apt complex & Every where those dogs peed turn yellow in a few hours! Once they moved the following spring Every thing turn green again! They didn't treat the grass with any thing special. Funny thing None of the other dogs that's lived her had that happen when they peed. IF your dogs pee turns the grass yellow Just train to go in a certain area.
