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Old 04-06-2011, 04:12 PM
johnmerrick johnmerrick is offline
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Originally Posted by willshak View Post
willshak wrote the following:
Bob F wrote the following:
johnmerrick wrote:

I have attached some pics of my lawn this month and one from April
(with the dog on).

The grass has been watered regularly and fed twice with Scotts lawn
feed. I have to admit that it seems to have deteriorated since I
applied the feed about 6 weeks ago.

any ideas on what i can do to salvage it? It has also been aerated
twice.

any advice appreciated.

thanks


Dog pee is fertilizer also. It may be fertilizer burned in spots by
the combination. Watering heavily might help that. The dog alone can
cause damage.

Urine has too much nitrogen to be placed in one spot. yyou may notice
that while the grass is burned in one spot where the dog peed, the
area around that spot is growing better and higher. If you can, dilute
the pee with water before it can do damage. Watch the dog when it
pees and dilute it with a garden hose ASAP.



Don't dilute the dog, just the spot where it peed. :-)
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I fertilize lighter more often, rather than using full strength
applications.







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thanks for the replies. i have been aerating all day so i'll just keep watering it each evening. I'll have a few words with the dog too!

going to invest in a decent sprinkler too.