On Apr 13, 6:05*pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , BobR wrote:

On Apr 13, 3:34=A0pm, Dave-Morris Dave-Morris.
wrote:
No matter how much I water I still have dead spots in my lawn. I don't
have many weeds and no pine trees. But I can't seem to make nice grass
grow in these spots. Any suggestions?
Seriously, if the grass is dying over the same spots in your yard and
repeated efforts to resod are not working, you need to rework the soil
in those areas. *There is something in the dirt that is killing the
grass and the only solution is to remove the soil and replace it. *In
all probability, the builders dumped some chemicals, paint, or lye in
that area and it is causing the grass to die.

Oh, phooey. You can't say that without knowing a lot more about the area and
the problems it faces. There are numerous other things that can prevent grass
from growing in a particular area: deep shade, rocky soil, heavy clay soil,
poor/no drainage... It's irresponsible, not to mention absurd, to immediately
leap to the conclusion that the cause *must* be dumping of toxic waste.

Gee Doug, don't get your panties in a wad. I said in all probability
and that is true rather you like it or not. Most builders use the
yard to dump construction waste and anyone who has ever observed a
neighborhood under construction knows this. Yes, there are other
causes but the solution in most cases will be to dig out the area and
either replace or amend the soil.