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Old 05-08-2007, 11:05 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default Do I need to returf - dog urine


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On Aug 4, 3:42 am, Fat_Tulip
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I am new here today and am a keen amateur gardener (still learning). I
have just spent alot of money re-landscaping my garden. The back lawn
is still growing great and is very lush. However, the front has been
subject to dog urine (I have about 6 patches and could cry!). I am
getting the front walled in, but I need to know if I would need to just
replace the damaged patches, or is there anything I can do to promote
growth again? Any advice you can give me would be very appreciated.


In most cases, small areas like that will fill in by themselves. It
also depends on the type of grass. If you have some bluegrass in the
lawn, it will spread via rhizomes, which is one reason it's in many
grass seed mixes. Clump type grass will also grow larger to fill in
gaps.


if its a rye type grass for example, this will self seed. You just need to
cut it high enough to all seed development. It is late winter here but I
notice the rye grass already starting to seed where I have cut it high. I
have 2 mutts who **** on the lawn, the grass takes care of itself.

rob