PuddleDuck Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 We live in a unit with a reasonable sized yard, half of which is fenced off and mulched for the dogs and their bathroom. The problem is, it's starting to stink (after over 4 years of acting as a loo!). Hubby is going to dig out the 15ish cm of mulch and replace it but beneath that is about 2 feet of hard compacted soil that sits on top of the slab for the under building garage. Before we put in new mulch I want to treat the soil as well to get rid of the odours as best we can and I was wondering if lime would be the best thing for that? And if it is, is there a particular sort that is dog safe? Plan is to treat the soil, put in weed mat (kodi is a digger) then 20-30cm of fresh mulch. Any suggestions to get rid of the smell would be awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Lime should help ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Ag lime, it will break up the soil and put the poo nutrients into it, personally I just mow the shit into the grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibba Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 i like to use bleach in a watering can and spread it around the yard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 weed mat won't stop a digger ,IMO - it will just give them something interesting to shred ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 weed mat won't stop a digger ,IMO - it will just give them something interesting to shred ;) If you want to stop a digger, don't use weed mat, put chicken wire under the mulch instead, or, if you want to stop the weeds as well, use weed mat, but put chicken wire over the mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddleDuck Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Thanks guys. We want to use the weedmat in the hope it'll stop the dirt mixing with the mulch (generally kodi's fault) but if that doesn't work we'll chicken wire over the top of it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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