How to fix dead spots in the lawn from dog urine
Dog urine burns the grass and leaves behind bare spots where new grass fails to grow despite dethatching, seeding, and watering. This prevents yards from recovering, leaving homeowners stuck with patchy grass when dogs urinate in different spots across the yard.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Hosing down the spot right after urination to dilute the soil
- 2Raking, seeding, and covering patches with peat and water
- 3Giving the dog supplements or vitamins
- 4Training the dog to use a designated bathroom spot like gravel, woodchips, or AstroTurf
- 5Dig out a few inches of the dead zone and replace it with fresh topsoil before seeding again
- 6Flush it out with plenty of water
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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