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| One of our smaller pine bushes has recently become the victim of dog pee. It's turned yellow in spots, but is still green overall. Other than keeping Fido out of the landscaping, is there anything else I can do to help it recover? Thanks! |
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| I'm sorry BlueBirdPeony. I can't help you with your problem, and I certainly don't mean to make light of your situation, but this has got to be, hands down, one of the best titles of a thread I've ever seen on GW! I do hope someone can give you some options to save your pine! :) |
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- Posted by BlueBirdPeony 5b (My Page) on Tue, May 14, 13 at 7:54
| Haha! That's ok! I do love coming up with some eye-catching titles! Thanks for posting anyway! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, May 14, 13 at 8:02
| the future is in the buds.. no conifer holds its needles forever interior browning and needle loss is normal ... so if the buds.. bud out .. the plant will not die .. and should fill back in ... in a decade or two ... IF YOU GET THE DOG AWAY FROM IT ... and since you seem inclined to do anything other than keep the dog out.. just get rid of it ... ken ps: not all conifers are pines.. and i suspect yours might not be a pine ... since there arent many that are dog height ... other than collector plants ... so an ID might help.. but i doubt it ... the dog will kill anything it pees on repeatedly ... it is called 49-0-0 .. pure urea ... i mean really.. if it kills the most invasive weed on the face of the earth.. GRASS!!! .. it will kill anything ...
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| It's not that she's not inclined to keep the dog out, its that she didn't want anyone to state the obvious, as you so eloquently did anyway! Wish we had one of those buzzers that we could buzz when there was a "duh" moment! Keep the dog and watch the tree, it will probably bounce back for you! If it happens again (on accident), I would immediately soak the area with the water hose to dilute the worst of it, assuming there isn't anything else around that you don't want it getting to via runoff. Happy gardening! |
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- Posted by cearbhaill Zone 6b Eastern KY (My Page) on Tue, May 14, 13 at 15:45
| You have plus/minus eight hours after contact to rinse the plant off. So hose it in the morning and in the evening and it will be good. A small wire cage around the base of the plant will keep the dog from getting close enough to water it directly. This can be done tastefully and discreetly if it bugs you. I keep a lovely yard with dogs that weigh more than I do, and when they pee they pee- up as high as three feet. It's all about restricting access and planting smart. |
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- Posted by BlueBirdPeony 5b (My Page) on Tue, May 14, 13 at 19:38
| Thank you, Fun! You knew exactly what I was after. Didn't even think of washing off the bush. Talk about "duh" moments. Cear, that made me laugh outloud! This little guy is only about 20 pounds. We do keep him out of there, but goodness gracious dogs can be persistent. No idea what makes this particular bush so attractive. It's just a pee magnet. Thanks for your suggestions! |
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- Posted by thisismelissa z4a-S Twin Cities MN (My Page) on Tue, May 14, 13 at 22:39
| I've heard gypsum works for dog spots in the yard. Wonder if it'd work for the tree? |
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