.............. this morning. Saucer sized. Turned the lawn brown. Bitch Fox?
Given it a thorough soaking, but madam gardener seems to think that there
should be something added to the water.
Advice please

Mike

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I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

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"'Mike'" wrote in message
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............. this morning. Saucer sized. Turned the lawn brown. Bitch
Fox? Given it a thorough soaking, but madam gardener seems to think that
there should be something added to the water.
Advice please

Mike

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As far as I know once the grass is brown there is no going back, if you
catch the culprit in the act then the water drench works well. My mother
swears by some sort of stone she puts in the dogs water bowl, as ours rarely
drinks from indoor water it doesn't work for me!
I take it you have no dog of your own to blame? it does not by the way have
to be a bitch, dogs urine is just as bad but they normally spray it around
more so it is not so concentrated, ours doesn't cock his leg which is good
for the clematis and roses the previous dog used to scorch with his wee but
bad for my grass which is covered in brown patches.

If anyone else has pearls of wisdom to add I too would like to hear them!

One other possible culprit is petrol


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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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"'Mike'" wrote in message
...
............. this morning. Saucer sized. Turned the lawn brown. Bitch
Fox? Given it a thorough soaking, but madam gardener seems to think that
there should be something added to the water.
Advice please

Mike

--
As far as I know once the grass is brown there is no going back, if you
catch the culprit in the act then the water drench works well. My mother
swears by some sort of stone she puts in the dogs water bowl, as ours
rarely drinks from indoor water it doesn't work for me!
I take it you have no dog of your own to blame? it does not by the way
have to be a bitch, dogs urine is just as bad but they normally spray it
around more so it is not so concentrated, ours doesn't cock his leg which
is good for the clematis and roses the previous dog used to scorch with
his wee but bad for my grass which is covered in brown patches.

If anyone else has pearls of wisdom to add I too would like to hear them!

One other possible culprit is petrol


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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk



Thanks Charlie

Not not our dogs, we don't have them now. We used to do the Guide Dogs for
the Blind Puppy Walking Scheme whereby the dogs were trained to go to the
loo on command where you wanted them to go ;-)

Not petrol either. Petrol is either in the car's tank or the motor bike's
tank ;-)

Any tips more than welcome ;-)

Mike

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I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

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On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:53:07 +0100, "'Mike'"
wrote:

............. this morning. Saucer sized. Turned the lawn brown. Bitch Fox?
Given it a thorough soaking, but madam gardener seems to think that there
should be something added to the water.
Advice please


More than once on GQT Bunny Guinness has recommended adding tomato
ketchup to dogs' food to prevent this happening.
If it's foxes and you don't feed them this won't work!


Pam in Bristol

"'Mike'" wrote in message
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............. this morning. Saucer sized. Turned the lawn brown. Bitch
Fox? Given it a thorough soaking, but madam gardener seems to think that
there should be something added to the water.
Advice please

Mike

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I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

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Bitch Fox ???.....try vixen :-)

Bill

On 13/08/2012 21:32, Bill Grey wrote:
"'Mike'" wrote in message
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............. this morning. Saucer sized. Turned the lawn brown. Bitch
Fox? Given it a thorough soaking, but madam gardener seems to think that
there should be something added to the water.
Advice please

Mike

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I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

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Bitch Fox ???.....try vixen :-)

Bill


You don't know her temperament Bill,
She could be a right Bitch.

"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 13/08/2012 21:32, Bill Grey wrote:
"'Mike'" wrote in message
...
............. this morning. Saucer sized. Turned the lawn brown. Bitch
Fox? Given it a thorough soaking, but madam gardener seems to think that
there should be something added to the water.
Advice please

Mike

--

...................................

I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo
straight.

...................................

Bitch Fox ???.....try vixen :-)

Bill


You don't know her temperament Bill,
She could be a right Bitch.

Foxy lady :-)

Bill

On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 08:53:07 +0100, 'Mike' wrote:

............. this morning. Saucer sized. Turned the lawn brown. Bitch
Fox? Given it a thorough soaking, but madam gardener seems to think that
there should be something added to the water. Advice please

Mike

I've got 2 or 3, thought it might be the dogs but no previous preoblems
there. On investigating it is ants.



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Bob Harvey

"Robert E A Harvey" wrote in message
............. this morning. Saucer sized. Turned the lawn brown.
[...]

I've got 2 or 3, thought it might be the dogs but no previous
preoblems there. On investigating it is ants.

Sometimes brown patches in lawns could be caused by chafer grubs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/advic...l?chafer_grubs

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Sue

On Aug 17, 12:17*pm, "Sue" wrote:

I've got 2 or 3, thought it might be the dogs but no previous
problems there. *On investigating it is ants.

Sometimes brown patches in lawns could be caused by chafer grubs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/advic...s/identifier.s...

Or, indeed, leatherjackets. But normally the woodpeckers & friends
sort that out for me. I've seen the ants in my case.

In article , Robert E A Harvey
writes

I've got 2 or 3, thought it might be the dogs but no previous preoblems
there. On investigating it is ants.


....with very big bladders?

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regards andyw