I’ve been having some problems with spots in my lawn where my dog normally goes to pee. The lawn is burned and brown. So, what’s a girl to do when presented with a lawn connumdrum?
I called my dad, of course. He has two dogs and no issues with his lawn. Dad’s remedy is to water the lawn religiously. It’s easy for him- he has a sprinkler system that is on a timer. So I asked him what the lowly peasants without sprinker systems should do.
The solution is simple, although it might look a bit strange to passersby- he said to dump a bucket of water over the affected area. Dog urine is high in nitrogen and when it’s concentrated on your lawn as it is when your dog pees on it, it will burn your lawn and eventually kill it in that spot. Dumping a bucket of water on the area will dilute the pee and won’t harm your lawn.
Who knew it was that simple?
Great tip! Who woulda thunk it!
bbum- that makes sense, except I would think if you're using an entire bucket of water, it would quite effectively dilute the nitrogen so there's not obvious "greener" spots.
Not quite so simple… that'll keep the lawn from dying, but all that nitrogen will make that particular area of the yard much greener than other areas.
A lot of times, dog pee burn spots will be surrounded by lush green grass in a ring. While too much nitrogen can kill the grass, just the right amount of excess makes it grow like mad.
Diluting it with water will spread it out, but you'll likely notice a very nice lush spot in the coming months!