Get rid of urine spots on your lawn by replanting the grass.
Urine spots on the lawn are caused by the high content of nitrogen that is present in dogs' urine. Dogs commonly urinate on grass as it soaks away, and the urine of female dogs is particularly damaging because it is delivered in a more concentrated area and closer to the grass than that of the male dog. Getting rid of urine spots in the short-term can be done one of three ways: reseed, replant or replace. Alternatively, prevent the dog from urinating on the lawn for a period of time, and after a few weeks the spots will disappear.
Instructions
1. Flush the urine out as much as possible by watering well. If the urine is still relatively fresh, this may make a difference, but for existing burn marks it is too late to be useful. Watering daily, however, will help to reduce the incidence of new urine burns.
2. Reseed the lawn with grass seeds. Use a combination of seeds of grass native to your region, mixed in with equal quantities of Kentucky bluegrass and red fescue. This mix will grow a hardy lawn that can survive drought well and rebounds easily.
3. Add gypsum to the grass seed mix. Gypsum is an absorbent compound that will neutralize the nitrogen in the lawn and fertilize the soil.
4. Remove the soil in areas that are particularly badly urine-burned by digging it up and replacing it with rich, fertile soil. Replant these areas with grass runners, which will take a few days to establish themselves and to begin growing.
5. Replace the grass in the areas that you removed with fresh grass sods. This method is ideal if you are repairing the lawn ahead of a special occasion, as well-laid sods can be almost impossible to detect and can fit in almost seamlessly with your existing lawn.
6. Cover the entire area with a layer of top soil. This will give the lawn a new lease on life and enable the grass to renew and replenish in a healthy, fertile environment.
7. Install a sprinkler system with motion sensors. This will have the combined effect of chasing the dog from your lawn area as it urinates and flushing any new patches with water immediately after the delivery.
8. Alter the pH balance of the soil by adding lime. Alternatively, alter the pH of the dog's urine using veterinarian-approved products. The products are a blend of amino acids and herbs that bind free nitrogen and neutralize it, while using bacteria and green tea extract to break down waste.
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