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I'm working on getting my lawn in shape for next year when we intend to sell. The lawn looks better than it ever has (still a little work to do). I now how 5 yellow spots that appeared out of nowhere. The roots are still strong, no bugs found when I lifted one of the spots. I'm thinking some animal(s) urinated, we do have a few deer that travel in a small heard, but wouldn't I also see poop ?. I'm at a loss, so I scraped the area to loosen the soil, and dropped some seed. What do you think it might be, I'm a novice here in Connecticut.
There's this old wife's tale that spayed female pee is more damaging to grass than a male's, but it is partially a myth. Unless that particular dog has some major metabolic problem that affects the chemistry of their urine its not any different. Female dogs squat to pee so more urine floods that spot. Males tend to mark multiple more vertical spots so it tends to distribute it around more. And, if you don't even have a dog its from a visitor that will be attracted by the residual odor from a previous "visit" and they want to leave their own message. They tend to squat again nearby. So, you get a clumping of dead spots. Obviously, if you're lucky enough to catch the dog in the act you could run out with a hose and flood the grass to dilute the urine before it burns that patch of grass. By the time the grass dies the damage has been done. If the roots are OK, the damage is temporary. If your lawn isn't fenced urine spots are going to happen. I'd be surprised if anyone seriously interested in buying your property is going to change their mind because there's a visiting dog in the neighborhood.
Last edited by Parnassia; 06-17-2021 at 02:26 PM..
Urine. Could be wild animal. Dog, cat. Or someone snuck in on your lawn and spot sprayed a chemical there. lol
If you seen it happen you could dilute it with a ton of water but looks like it happened days/weeks ago.
Just rip it up and plant new seed. Cover with straw.
Urine. Could be wild animal. Dog, cat. Or someone snuck in on your lawn and spot sprayed a chemical there. lol
If you seen it happen you could dilute it with a ton of water but looks like it happened days/weeks ago.
Just rip it up and plant new seed. Cover with straw.
A buddy stopped over, said he tried, I think Lyme , or something to neutralize the soil, a light coat of Topsoil, and seed. He said it started to return, but died again. I guess I gotta get some Topsoil, dig it up about 3-4 inches deep, refill with topsoil and seed. Thanks for all the input.
Agreed on dog, likely big dog. We have a big dog (100lb male lab), and we have a lot of wildlife in our area too that roam through our yard (deer, fox, drunk golfers). Only the dog can kill the grass like that. And it's when he hasn't peed in several hours (especially first thing in the morning). So, if you have a neighbor with a large dog, watch for early in the morning if they're walking the dog and letting him/her pee on the lawn. First pee is loaded with nitrogen and will roast the grass. That's our case anyway with our dog and our back yard. We've trained him to pee on the small rock garden instead when he goes out first thing in the morning. Otherwise he can pee on whatever and it rarely does any damage like that.
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, or something to neutralize the soil, a light coat of Topsoil, and seed. He said it started to return, but died again. I guess I gotta get some Topsoil, dig it up about 3-4 inches deep, refill with topsoil and seed. Thanks for all the input.
