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Fremont, CA  Fremont79 May 20, 2018 1:21 PM CST |
| I live in Northern California (USDA hardiness zone 9b), and the small patch of grass in my back yard is dying and won't seem to recover. Here are some details: - Our lawn sprinklers run 4x a week for 2 minutes in the morning - Ive tried re-seeding the lawn with Scott's brand seed and fertilizer, but it seems to be getting worse - I try to mow the lawn once every 2 weeks, but sometimes I get lazy - We have a small dog and she pees on the grass which has definitely caused it to die in patches - When we bought the house 3 years ago, the grass was beautiful. Its gotten worse over the years. - What am I doing wrong (besides everything:). Id like to avoid having to spend thousands of dollars re-sodding the lawn   |
Name: Sue Ontario, Canada (Zone 4a)             sooby May 20, 2018 1:34 PM CST |
 Two minutes of watering isn't even close to being enough for a lawn even four times a week. Watering more would also help with the dog pee, but if you're out there with her maybe throw a bucket of water on the pee to dilute it when you see her go. A rule of thumb, and I don't know if it also applies in your climate, is to water about an inch a week unless it rains that much. You can place a open topped tin can or something under the sprinkler to see how much you have watered. |
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