cleaning a yard

[The Data Rat]

Hi all,

This may be off topic, but this is by far the "smartest" NG around.

My yard smells. It is heavy clay and when it rains, it holds moisture and
turns green with either algae or mold. (I have had 2 loads of top soil
brought in, tilled it and amended it per the dept. of agriculture. It is
still clay.) My question is what can I put on it to neutralize the smell?
I am getting ready to deck the remaining yard in so I don't care if it kills
the grass, (what little there is). I also have 2 dogs and the smell of
urine stays forever. Baking soda doesn't work and I have actually tried
Febreeze. It's just a rank smell.

Thanks!

Suzi

[Suzie-Q]

In article <OIwuc.6223$Tw.1473@lakeread06>, "The Data Rat" <suzipearce@cox.net>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> This may be off topic, but this is by far the "smartest" NG around.
>
> My yard smells. It is heavy clay and when it rains, it holds moisture and
> turns green with either algae or mold. (I have had 2 loads of top soil
> brought in, tilled it and amended it per the dept. of agriculture. It is
> still clay.) My question is what can I put on it to neutralize the smell?
> I am getting ready to deck the remaining yard in so I don't care if it kills
> the grass, (what little there is). I also have 2 dogs and the smell of
> urine stays forever. Baking soda doesn't work and I have actually tried
> Febreeze. It's just a rank smell.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Suzi

Have you tried alt.home.repair or rec.gardens ?
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://home.earthlink.net/~sme617

[Phisherman]

On Sun, 30 May 2004 22:26:03 -0400, "The Data Rat"
<suzipearce@cox.net> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>This may be off topic, but this is by far the "smartest" NG around.
>
>My yard smells. It is heavy clay and when it rains, it holds moisture and
>turns green with either algae or mold. (I have had 2 loads of top soil
>brought in, tilled it and amended it per the dept. of agriculture. It is
>still clay.) My question is what can I put on it to neutralize the smell?
>I am getting ready to deck the remaining yard in so I don't care if it kills
>the grass, (what little there is). I also have 2 dogs and the smell of
>urine stays forever. Baking soda doesn't work and I have actually tried
>Febreeze. It's just a rank smell.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Suzi
>

You could add lime to the soil, but I would not do this unless the pH
is under 7. Test kits are available in garden centers. Also
consider removing a tree to allow more sunlight.

[The Data Rat]

Thanks Suzie Q! I will try that!
"Suzie-Q" <sme617x@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:sme617x-35DB09.23365630052004@news3.west.earthlink.net...
> In article <OIwuc.6223$Tw.1473@lakeread06>, "The Data Rat"
<suzipearce@cox.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This may be off topic, but this is by far the "smartest" NG around.
> >
> > My yard smells. It is heavy clay and when it rains, it holds moisture
and
> > turns green with either algae or mold. (I have had 2 loads of top soil
> > brought in, tilled it and amended it per the dept. of agriculture. It
is
> > still clay.) My question is what can I put on it to neutralize the
smell?
> > I am getting ready to deck the remaining yard in so I don't care if it
kills
> > the grass, (what little there is). I also have 2 dogs and the smell of
> > urine stays forever. Baking soda doesn't work and I have actually tried
> > Febreeze. It's just a rank smell.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Suzi
>
> Have you tried alt.home.repair or rec.gardens ?
> --
> 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
> ~~~~~~
> "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
> today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~sme617

[Leyf]

or try alt.home.lawn.garden

"Suzie-Q" <sme617x@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:sme617x-35DB09.23365630052004@news3.west.earthlink.net...
>
> Have you tried alt.home.repair or rec.gardens ?
> --
> 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
> ~~~~~~
> "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
> today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~sme617