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Our lawns have finally emerged from their lengthy snow cover. You may be seeing damage from mice that have spent several months moving around under the snow. In most cases the mice have only torn the blades off of the plant and have not injured the crown (growing point). The grass should come back on its own. Any loose grass should be raked off. This will help to warm up the soil faster, which will accelerate the grass growth and green it up faster.

Another lawn problem you might be seeing is snow mold. This is a problem when there is continuous snow cover for several months. Snow mold usually does not pose a problem for home lawns. The grass will fill back in by itself. Loosening or fluffing up the matted grass with a leaf rake will speed up the recovery.

Happy Spring Clean-up!