Saturday, March 10, 2012

Winter-Kill on the lawn

As the lawn peeks through the receding snow winter-kill may be present in low areas, shady areas or spots that didn't fare as well as others for reasons unexplained.

Excessive snow cover or ice cover is usually the reason for winter kill, identified by a faded, bleached look to the grass. It can also occur on grass that was not snow or ice covered but exposed to the harsh winter wind. The grass can dry out and become dessicated.

Cool season grasses are hardy and resilient though and most

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