In article , BobR wrote:
On Apr 13, 6:05=A0pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article .=
com, BobR wrote:

On Apr 13, 3:34=3DA0pm, 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. =A0There is something in the dirt that is killing the
grass and the only solution is to remove the soil and replace it. =A0In
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.

No, it is not true that "in all probability the builders dumped some
chemicals, paint, or lye in that area."

Most builders use the
yard to dump construction waste and anyone who has ever observed a
neighborhood under construction knows this.

Construction debris, yes. "Chemicals, paint, or lye", no. What "chemicals" are
used on-site in building a house? What does a housebuilder use lye for?
Dumping paint, maybe -- but latex paint won't prevent grass from growing, and
what builder uses oil-base paint now?

You simply don't have a clue what you're talking about.

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.

Without seeing it, and with as little information as the OP provided, you
can't possibly say with any degree of certainty what is preventing grass from
growing in that spot. There may be a concrete slab there, for all you know,
with only half an inch of soil on top of it. Or perhaps that's where the
excavation contractor dumped a bunch of clay from digging the foundation.
There are a hundred possible causes, and it's simply not true that "in all
probability" it's due to dumping of toxic chemicals.