Reply #3: Do you have one of those garden-type dial-a-spray doodads [View All]

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like for applying fertilizer? You can get those at places like Lowe's (a Blue home improvement store) or if you must, Home Depot (I avoid them because they're Red). They're only a few bucks and I find a bazillion uses for them; hosing down dogpee is just one :)

Use some regular old white vinegar and set the dial for about 4tbs per gallon. It won't hurt the shrubbery at that low rate and will help break down the urine. If after a couple of applications the pee-aroma is still strong, you can go up to as much as a couple of ounces/gallon. Don't overdo, especially on or around plantings. The dial-a-spray doodad is a convenient format for applying over a large area and you can easily control the rate. Find the least that works for you. Your nose will tell you what's working. Vinegar and sunlight are the best natural cleaners.

Vinegar is one of nature's best and most effective natural cleaners and disinfectants. The slight acid is tasty to acid-loving plants and it won't hurt growing things like alcohol-and-enzyme-based indoor cleaners like Nature's Miracle might (which, incidentally, is fantastic indoors). It might take a couple of applications, but it will get rid of the smell.

Baking soda will indeed clean the sidewalk effectively, but it might also harm your shrubbery by changing the pH in the soil. It may even outright kill acid-loving plants like peonies, roses, rhododendrons and azaleas, so use it with caution around your plantings. If it's just grass, the grass may not care; the pee probably has already done a number on it and you might need to do some soil amendment anyway to get it to grow again.