Dog Versus Lawn: How to Help Your Lawn Win

There are several ways that you can help your lawn to win when you have a dog.

Clean

The first way is to make sure to clean up the mess that your dog makes. This means that when you know that your dog has urinating in your lawn, then you need to take a water hose to that part of your lawn. This helps to reduce the amount of damage that happens to your lawn. This is because the water will dilute the urine and wash away any of the nitrogen and salts that are in the grass. 

It is very important that you watch the dogs when you let them outside to go potty. This is because you will need to water the soil as soon as you can after the dogs have done their business on your lawn. It is also a good idea if you remove the feces from your lawn. Even though it is not as harmful as the urine can be to your lawn, it still helps with the appearance of your lawn if the feces is not on it.

Care

The second way is to properly maintain your lawn by giving it the care that it needs on a regular basis. This is one of the best ways that you will be able to make sure that your lawn is always going to look good. If you mow high, you can keep the grass tall so any of the patches that might be discolored by the urine of your dog will blend in a little better so that they will be less visible. When you are trying to promote the healthy growth of your lawn, then it is a good idea to use a lawn fertilizer.

The amount that you apply to your lawn will depend on the size of your lawn. This will range between 2 to 4 lbs of nitrogen per year for every 1,000 square feet that you have. You will need to apply it about three or four times throughout the year. But it is very important to make sure that you keep the dogs off your lawn after you have fertilized and watered until it is dry. 

Damage 

The third tip is to make sure that you repair the damage that is done to your lawn by the dogs. The turf grasses that are made for the warm season has a lot of rhizomes and stolons in them that might be able to repair the damage if it is mild. But if you have a severe case, then you will probably have to repair the damage yourself. In the fall or spring, you can reseed or resow your lawn. Once you have flush the affected area out with water and removed the dead grass that you dug up.

You can take a handful of seeds of grass with a mixture of potting soil and pack this into the spot that was cleared. In order for the grass seeds to sprout, then you will need to keep the soil moist as possible. If you are looking for results that are more instant, then you can cut a piece of sod from the sod slab and lay it down in this area.

There is something that you can think about when it comes to your dogs. There are some foods that have more water in them or they can trigger the dogs to drink more water. This means that their urine will be more diluted than normal. Therefore, there will be less damage done to your lawn when the dogs use the bathroom or play for a long time on your lawn.

Author Bio : Sarah works for YourGreenpal and she loves writing on lawns and gardens.