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At the moment, the lawn/grass here is terrible - its a hodge-podge of I don't even know how many different varieties, along with more than my fair share of weeds!!
When the right time of year comes for planting (in a couple of months) I hope to completely re-do the entire yard. I'm lucky we don't have a huge space, otherwise this could get quite expensive!! lol
For as long as I can remember, Dakota's urine has killed off the grass. I read that I should try to hose off the area as soon as she goes - which is great, but really, its not always practical, especially in winter in the middle of the night!, not to mention summer, water on a lawn in the heat of the day will only kill the grass too!! - and if I'm 100% honest, I'm really not going to go out there each time Dakota tinkles and make a run for the hose!
I just did a quick 10 minute The Google search, and learned about the high amount of nitrogen found in dog urine - I found this out here:
WikiAnswers - How do you get dog urine stains out of your grass lawn
It says at the end of the article that
A new lawn is going to be a significant investment for me to make, but I just know that there is a very high chance it will be slowly killed off by piddle :crying:
I do have an area at the side of the house that I guess I could make the 'piddle area' .. but again, its not really practical, and in the long term, if it were the exclusive piddle area, there would eventually be no grass left!!! lol
I think I will speak to our holistic vet about this, and see if he has a 'wonder' cure for my lawn - but in the mean time, does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks!
When the right time of year comes for planting (in a couple of months) I hope to completely re-do the entire yard. I'm lucky we don't have a huge space, otherwise this could get quite expensive!! lol
For as long as I can remember, Dakota's urine has killed off the grass. I read that I should try to hose off the area as soon as she goes - which is great, but really, its not always practical, especially in winter in the middle of the night!, not to mention summer, water on a lawn in the heat of the day will only kill the grass too!! - and if I'm 100% honest, I'm really not going to go out there each time Dakota tinkles and make a run for the hose!
I just did a quick 10 minute The Google search, and learned about the high amount of nitrogen found in dog urine - I found this out here:
WikiAnswers - How do you get dog urine stains out of your grass lawn
It says at the end of the article that
I can kind of understand that - but I really don't like the idea of adding something to their diet, just because I want a nice lawn!! lolI know this might sound strange, but i have dogs, and this works for me.......... If you give your dog a dolup of tomato ketchup in there dinner it lowers the acidity levels in there urine....... NO more patches
A new lawn is going to be a significant investment for me to make, but I just know that there is a very high chance it will be slowly killed off by piddle :crying:
I do have an area at the side of the house that I guess I could make the 'piddle area' .. but again, its not really practical, and in the long term, if it were the exclusive piddle area, there would eventually be no grass left!!! lol
I think I will speak to our holistic vet about this, and see if he has a 'wonder' cure for my lawn - but in the mean time, does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks!