It’s sleeping, right, so what harm can possibly be done to it?
Learn about 10 things not to do with grass in winter.
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Tall grass furnishes pests with a ready-made home on the lawn for the winter.
It also invites plant diseases.
Avoid Walking on Your Lawn Frequently in Winter
Do not beat a path across a snow-covered lawn.
In fact, walking repeatedly on the same stretch of lawn is harmful to grass atanytime of year.
Considerinstalling a walkwayto cover these areas.
give a shot to distribute the snow more evenly across the lawn afterwards using a snow shovel.
This will keep it from piling up so much on that portion of the grass that borders your driveway.
The easiest way to keep snow plow operators in bounds is to install reflectors along your driveway’s edge.
Avoid Applying Ice-Melt to Grass With Sodium Chloride in It
Sodium chloride-based ice-melt productscan harm your grass.
If youmustmelt ice on a lawn, seek calcium chloride-based products, instead.
Winter is a great time to trap them withmouse snap traps, which you place in their runways.
Failure to do so can result in ruptured pipes.
Watering in winter will lead to soil compaction and, eventually, root damage.
