{"id":85457,"date":"2023-12-12T12:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=85457"},"modified":"2023-12-12T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T12:21:01","slug":"lawn-mistake-to-avoid-in-winter-or-risk-ruining-your-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/home-and-garden\/lawn-mistake-to-avoid-in-winter-or-risk-ruining-your-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawn mistake to avoid in winter or risk ruining your grass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sean Lade, gardening expert and director of Easy Garden Irrigation, is warning gardeners of a small action they should stop doing during the winter.<\/p>\n

The pro explained: \u201cThe cold mornings of winter are a treasure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe frosty grass blades sparkle like a winter wonderland. The temptation to feel the crisp, frozen lawn under your feet can be too much to resist. But we must.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour grass is very stressed, and walking on your frost-covered lawn can cause long-term damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrosty grass blades will be frozen from the inside out and are very brittle.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to Sean, the crunching you hear when walking on the grass is the sound of the grass blades breaking.<\/p>\n

Also, when walking on it in winter, Britons will notice that the grass doesn\u2019t feel springy like it does in spring and summer.<\/p>\n

The expert added: \u201cWhen you tread on frozen grass, all the broken glass blades compact down and cover the grassroots.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis prevents the roots from getting the water and oxygen it needs to stay healthy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen spring comes around, you\u2019ll see yellow patches of dead grass that will not grow back as quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Britons should even be careful about letting pets walk over the lawn as they can also snap the blades.<\/p>\n

If you must walk on the grass, wait until after the mid-morning sun has melted the frost and warmed up the grass.<\/p>\n

Sean noted: \u201cIf you cannot wait until the frost has melted, you can borrow a tip from a greenkeeper.<\/p>\n