Angie Stark Webboard User Reg: 07-24-2009
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After I wrote that, I did a bit of googleing and found out that there are several types of lime. I had to stop and go work my dog but I'll check it out again today. Some caustic, I guess and some not. I'll report back what I find.
A complete "fix" that would be a ton of work would be to rake the gravel off to one side, then spread crushed limestone on top of the landscape fabric, then put the pea gravel back on top, and maybe add a little more pea rock so that the urine could percolate down. The lime will neutralize the odor quite well for a long time, and the pea rock will protect the dogs paws from the lime, which is messy.
All our cow bedded areas have a lime base for exactly the purpose you describe, the ammonia neutralization. We prefer crushed limestone with is available in our area VS.
the powdery lime with is fine and in quantity with water forms a greasy white mud.
Well I put down the soda, then a few hours later it rained. No odor this morning, not sure if the rain or soda helped. The rain alone may have just made it worse, perhaps. Anyway, due to cost, I would use that for spot treatment only, maybe taking a box out with you as you scoop poop, if soda is the route you choose to take.
Betty, I like this idea. We will be bringing home a puppy sometime in June. Just a little lapdog. What is VS? We actually have a stone company just around the corner from us. I'll call over there, see if I can buy crushed limestone directly from them.
Lori Hall Webboard User Reg: 06-12-2007
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Quote: betty landercasp
A complete "fix" that would be a ton of work would be to rake the gravel off to one side, then spread crushed limestone on top of the landscape fabric, then put the pea gravel back on top, and maybe add a little more pea rock so that the urine could percolate down. The lime will neutralize the odor quite well for a long time, and the pea rock will protect the dogs paws from the lime, which is messy.
All our cow bedded areas have a lime base for exactly the purpose you describe, the ammonia neutralization. We prefer crushed limestone with is available in our area VS.
the powdery lime with is fine and in quantity with water forms a greasy white mud.
This sounds like the best solution. I sent it to my husband - we'll see if he's up for the work this spring! Thanks so much for all your ideas - really appreciate it.
The run yard behind my boarding kennel is pea gravel. It is a 4 inch thick average layer and I scoop poop all the time (so it isn't washing into the layers) and then spray it with a bleach mix, or with odo ban or with a 256 dilution disinfectant(ammonium chloride base).....depending on how busy we are and how many dogs are coming and going. All those products go inert when they dry, so I do tend to spray after morning runs and on nice sunny days so it is lemony fresh and dry by afternoon.
While we are talking about deodorizing outdoor stuff, is there anyway to do this with a bush?
I leave it there because the dogs pee on it vs other places, and it is still somewhat alive, but it gets really stinky when the sun shines and warms it up at all.
I think the baking soda idea would work well. You can buy big bags of it at Costco, etc. Sprinkle it over the bush at night. The overnight dew (a night without rain) might help it stick better during the day.
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