Jim Elbrecht wrote:
" wrote:

Oren wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:59:45 -0400, "
wrote:

Snow piled up deeply on the grass might do as much damage as the
salt.

Not from my experience in Saranac Lake, NY. Snow melted the 3rd week
of June. Summer was on the 4th of July.

Fishing in August, you might need a flannel shirt...

The pilots landing planes had "clickers" that turned on the runway
lights.

Snow nervier hurt my lawn.

Sooo....if your house has never been hit by lightening, it that fact
proof that it doesn't happen to another?

Grass can be damaged by long-term or heavy snow cover. Here's a
little bit about it:

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci...cap/pp950w.htm


Nothing there about "long term or heavy snow cover". A bit about snow
mold-- and how it occurs mostly when it snows before the ground is
frozen. Ever been to Saranac Lake? I'd be willing to bet there
is no winter on record there in which the ground wasn't well frozen.
[More likely that it was still frozen in July in places.]

Some suggestions have really been in the "overkill" range. Salt is
water soluble. If the soil drains well enough to grow Kentucky Blue
Grass, it very likely drains well enough to wash away salt with
normal rainfall and/or a little more watering.

I'm with you here, though. I use abundant amounts of salt on my
sloping driveway. Never noticed any grass dying near it. Some
grasses prefer salty soil.

I'm over The Pond and weather conditions may differ. I'm with all those who
suggest extensive irrigation. Sodium chloride is the same the world over.
I've experienced salt burn of grass due to draining boats on lawns. Regular
application of water allowed the grass to grow back over the season.