The Strange Lawn Disease That Shows Up After Snow Melts

As winter winds down and your lawn starts to poke through the snow, you may notice that things look, well, off. If the melting ice is revealing ugly, fuzzy patches on your lawn, you could be dealing with a grass disease called snow mold.

It’s definitely not pretty to look at, and certainly not what you imagined for the background of your summertime family photos. However, you don’t need to lose any sleep over it—snow mold doesn’t cause long-term damage to your lawn, and getting rid of it is as easy as waiting for the weather to turn.