Doggie doings?
Faecal matter?

Dog poo, that'll do.

Part of my garden had been used as a dog yard, with the attendant mess.
Once all the poo is cleared up, how can I treat the soil to make it safe for
kids (lawn will be planted too.) And how long before it is safe?
Many thanks,
Serenity

Serenity wrote:
Doggie doings?
Faecal matter?

Dog poo, that'll do.

Part of my garden had been used as a dog yard, with the attendant
mess. Once all the poo is cleared up, how can I treat the soil to
make it safe for kids (lawn will be planted too.) And how long
before
it is safe? Many thanks,
Serenity

I am renowned for playing down the concerns that you have.
There, I've said it.
By the time that your lawn is mature (safe for kids to play on)
bacteriological acion will have done its thing with whatever lurking
dangers the dogs have left behind
............. and the birds and worms and insects and hedgehogs and all
God's creatures will have visited and left you with a completely new
hazard zone.

Don't get paranoid.
It's part of life's rich pattern.

--
ned

Doggie doings?
Faecal matter?

Dog poo, that'll do.

Part of my garden had been used as a dog yard, with the attendant mess.
Once all the poo is cleared up, how can I treat the soil to make it safe
for
kids (lawn will be planted too.) And how long before it is safe?
Many thanks,
Serenity


You just need to worm your dogs regularly and keep an eye open for any such
parasites while cleaning up after them. Prevention is better than cure.
We had a lawn but our three dogs made a serious mess of it. Difficult to
clean any sloppy poo on grass as well. In the end I ripped the lawn out and
replaced it with gravel. Much easier to keep clean. It looks better than dog
spoiled grass too.

--
Drakanthus.


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will never reach me.)

I've had two dogs all my life and played on the grass where they did their
"business" (after it had been cleaned up) and it clearly never killed me.
I'd stop worrying so much personally.

Charlie.

"Serenity" serenity@nospamserenitynyespam off.fslife.co.uk wrote in
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Doggie doings?
Faecal matter?

Dog poo, that'll do.

Part of my garden had been used as a dog yard, with the attendant mess.
Once all the poo is cleared up, how can I treat the soil to make it safe
for
kids (lawn will be planted too.) And how long before it is safe?
Many thanks,
Serenity

"... Doggie doings? Faecal matter? Dog poo, that'll do..

Well in my youth, in the dim and distant past we just called it Dog mess,
That was except when you hit it with the mower (cylinder jobs in those
days)and it spattered everywhere, then we did call it something else.
We also had a few names for the dog owners.

I remember my first pay rise, it was 1/3d (Just a tad over 6p, for those to
young to remember Proper money).
Yes 1/3d......................a week.
--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

Charlie wrote:
I've had two dogs all my life and played on the grass where they did
their "business" (after it had been cleaned up) and it clearly never
killed me. I'd stop worrying so much personally.

Charlie.


"after it had been cleaned up" do you mean to say that your parents washed
and disinfected the grass.

No, I mean that they picked up the, er, mess, and put it in the decomposer.

Charlie.

"Essjay001" wrote in message
...

"after it had been cleaned up" do you mean to say that your parents washed
and disinfected the grass.

In article , David Hill david@abacusn
urseries.freeserve.co.uk writes

I remember my first pay rise, it was 1/3d (Just a tad over 6p, for those to
young to remember Proper money).
Yes 1/3d......................a week.
--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

When would that be David? My first pay rise was in 1951 when I went from
£1.2.6d to £1.5.0d (a week. 1st year Apprentice) but I don't know what
the Adult wage was.

Mike
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So they didnt clean it up then


Charlie wrote:
No, I mean that they picked up the, er, mess, and put it in the
decomposer.

Charlie.

"Essjay001" wrote in message
...

"after it had been cleaned up" do you mean to say that your parents
washed and disinfected the grass.

You don't get a "clean" lawn when you own dogs.

Charlie.

"Essjay001" wrote in message
...
So they didnt clean it up then


Charlie wrote:
No, I mean that they picked up the, er, mess, and put it in the
decomposer.

Charlie.

"Essjay001" wrote in message
...

"after it had been cleaned up" do you mean to say that your parents
washed and disinfected the grass.

Charlie wrote:
You don't get a "clean" lawn when you own dogs.

Now I am disgusted!

So don't have dogs. And while you're still alive wrap yourself in sterile
bubble wrap suits so that you don't catch anything.

Charlie.

"Essjay001" wrote in message
...
Charlie wrote:
You don't get a "clean" lawn when you own dogs.

Now I am disgusted!

Charlie wrote:
I've had two dogs all my life and played on the grass where they did
their "business" (after it had been cleaned up) and it clearly never
killed me. I'd stop worrying so much personally.

Charlie.


"after it had been cleaned up" do you mean to say that your parents washed
and disinfected the grass.

No, I mean that they picked up the, er, mess, and put it in the decomposer.

Charlie.

"Essjay001" wrote in message
...

"after it had been cleaned up" do you mean to say that your parents washed
and disinfected the grass.

In article , David Hill david@abacusn
urseries.freeserve.co.uk writes

I remember my first pay rise, it was 1/3d (Just a tad over 6p, for those to
young to remember Proper money).
Yes 1/3d......................a week.
--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

When would that be David? My first pay rise was in 1951 when I went from
£1.2.6d to £1.5.0d (a week. 1st year Apprentice) but I don't know what
the Adult wage was.

Mike
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British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th
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R.N. Trafalgar Weekend Leamington Spa. Oct 10th - 13th. Plus many more