Kay Lancaster wrote:
On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:02:41 -0800, tenplay wrote:
We just found out that we have to sell our house by September because of
a job change. Our front lawn looks good except for a brown patch near
the street, which was caused by someone spilling a corrosive liquid on
it about a year ago. It is a fairly large 2 X 3 feet area. I thought
it might take care of itself with frequent watering but it still looks
bad after more than a year. What can I do to make the brown area green?

What was the chemical spilled? If it's not persistent, I'd patch with
sod, probably stolen from another spot in the yard (need a flower bed
extension) or even from the neighbors if you've got a good gardening
buddy. Even though it's going in as sod, I would probably dig out the
soil directly under the spot for 6" or so and replace with something
clean.

You'll need to keep watering this summer...

Kay


I have no idea what the chemical was, but it sure is persistent. I'll
ask a neighbor or two, but I'll probably have to buy the sod. It makes
sense to replace the soil directly under the brown area. I have a large
yard so replacement soil is readily available. Thanks for the advice. Mike