Protect lawn from frost this winter with 3 gardening tasks to complete this week

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As the colder months approach, that lush green lawn you diligently nurtured during the warmer days may quickly become a distant memory.Scores of gardeners relentlessly sweep away fallen leaves from their turf, while many observe the morning glaze of dew or frost adorning their grass.UK-based Weather and Radar highlight that the inaugural frost typically sets in across many inland areas within the first 10 days of November, although parts of Scotland might witness it up to a month sooner, with northern locations generally experiencing earlier frosts.Finding dew on your grass is an unmistakable indicator that your lawn could become fragile and brittle, notes gardening guru Fiona Jenkins fromMyJobQuote.

Discussing with Express.co.uk, Fiona elaborated: "Dew falls when there is too much moisture in the air to be held as water vapour and forms droplets of condensation on objects or plants on the ground.

In cold weather, this water freezes and forms what we know as frost."She went on to say: "Even when the air temperature is above freezing, a ground frost can form because the ground is colder.

In particular, grass can be affected by frost even when other surfaces on the ground are not. This is due to the inability of grass to retain heat."Nonetheless, Fiona issued a cautionary note: "If the frozen grass is walked on, the blades will break and can die off, leaving brown footprints on your lawn that can take a long time to disappear.