Just because winter is approaching doesn’t mean your garden duties are totally over. There are plenty of plants to prune, get into the ground for spring, or otherwise protect for the colder months ahead. But if you’re looking to start spring off on the right foot, there are a few surprisingly damaging things you’ll want to avoid doing. Read on for the common yard mistakes that can kill your lawn over the winter.

1. Mowing your grass too short.

If you’re giving your grass one final trim before packing it in for the winter, you might want to hold back on taking too much off the top.

Like other plants, grass enters dormancy once temperatures are consistently cool (in most cases, 50 degrees Fahrenheit or below) and begins to grow more slowly, according to the lawn care company TruGreen. Thi

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