I also have a small dog (Lhasa Apso) and he pees on our lawn at night but I haven't noticed any browning of the grass.
It is probably easiest to change the dog's behavior. He is obviously marking his territory on the lawn. Try keeping him on a leash and redirecting him when he wants to lift his leg, or squat or whatever. Do you walk him so he empties the holding tank? It could be he is bored and this has become somewhat of an obsession for him.

Iris, as well as gladioli, cyclamen, and members of the tomato and melon families, can be susceptible to fusarium wilt. The plants may look wilted or stunted, and eventually the leaves start turning yellow and fall off. Then the bulb rots. To see if you have fusarium wilt, slice a stem lengthwise. If there's some red crud visible in the plant tissues, then fusarium wilt may be the cause of your problems. If this is the case, then you'll have to remove and destroy the infected plants, and replant the area with fusarium-resistant cultivars. :-(

The fusarium bacteria multiplies best in cool, wet soil. The bacteria infect the vascular system of the plant, reducing the plant's ability to take up water, so the effects of fusarium wilt often are not noticed until the weather warms up and dries out in the late spring/early summer. This bacteria can exist in your garden soil for over 20 years, even if no host plants are available! Your best defenses against fusarium wilt in a perennial garden are to avoid over watering, especially in the springtime, and to avoid over fertilizing. Keep your garden tools clean, and disinfect them after working in an area infected with fusarium wilt (better yet, use two sets of tools if possible -- one set for the infected area, and the other for uninfected areas). In a vegetable garden, a long-period crop rotation (5-years) is recommended.

I know that tree stumps would be considered big weeds but in my case they are not wanted so I classify them as "Weeds". [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

We are in the process of clearing a hill for a woodland type garden and my hubby has dug up about 30 large stumps (many oak). Does anyone have a clue what can be done with them? Burning doesn't seem much of an option since there is so much soil trapped in the roots. It would probably take forever to ignite them.

Three years ago we put in a tiny pond - it's only about 7' x 12', but what a wildlife magnet it has been. A public garden I was working on decided to replace all the soil in its garden, intending to take the old soil to a landfill.

Mine is so bad (clay and rocks) it doesn't even deserve the word 'soil' - it's nothing but 'dirt', so I asked for the old soil, paid to have it trucked to my house, and dumped in a large pile in the driveway circle out front. We bought some old carpet padding, and a large sheet of EPDM rubber lining to go over it, and over about two weekends made our wee pond. Pump and fountain, as well as the EPDM, came from eBay at a good price.

We get visits from the hummingbirds as well as larger bird bathers, chipmunks, squirrels, an occasional raccoon, and a large variety of frogs who make music in the evening.

Funniest pond sight yet was the hummers trying to bathe in the drops from the fountain -- birds are small, drops are large, and the resulting collision makes the wee bird just furious! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Pat, rural Maryland

Hello-

Although they are not hardy in my zone, I have been wanting an Agapanthus for years. They are hard to find in my area, but I finally found one today. I've heard that there are ways to overwinter it. The sales person said to stick it in a sunny window. I have a sunny window, but I also have 2 cats who love plants as much as I do. The window is not in a room that I can close off. Has anyone had any luck overwintering this plant another way?

Have 2 lady in red, & 2 endless summer hydrangeas & the leaves are wilting & coming off. Have other hydrangeas & they are fine. I'm really afraid they are dying. Any help would be appreciated. Happy Gardening, StanetteTN

What's the best way to keep my neighbor's cat from using my flower garden as her own personal bathroom,short of using a 16 gauge? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

Hi my name is Patricia and I hope that I can give you a bit of help with your Mandevilla. I use another great site called eHow (you can find answers to just about anything!) and the following link: http://www.ehow.com/how_2304495_grow-man...owers.html should help you along. Hope you have a great summer!

How do you get your peppers now for this hotsauce? Ar you growing them or purchasing them from a local merchant?

Hello!
I am new here, living in Sweden and have subscribed to Garden Gate almost a year now. Enjoy it very much. Now to my question - We are presently clearing a valley to make it a woodland. It has a lot of the naturals going for it. What we do have that is very disturbing is a stiff grass Juncus conglomeratus growing amongst our Rhodos, hostas, hortensias etc. It is almost impossible to get rid of. The plants seem to thrive anyway. Is it necessary to have the ground cleared out between the plants? Your input is appreciated.