Mow problem: gardeners encouraged not to cut lawns in May
No Mow May scheme promotes letting wild plants thrive to provide nectar for insects
www.theguardian.com
Will you cut back on your mowing 🤔
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No Mow May - gardeners encouraged not to cut lawns in May
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www.theguardian.com
Will you cut back on your mowing 🤔
Handful of houses in my neighborhood have signs on their lawns indicating their participation. I'm gonna go ahead with it as well, but I gotta cut the grass on Memorial Day weekend for my kid's birthday party.
I use a reel mower too, so that'll be a fun upper body workout.
I use a reel mower too, so that'll be a fun upper body workout.
I can do less work and help the environment? This is a win-win. My lawn is nowhere close to needing a mow after the cold April we've had around here anyway.
This is the long term goal. Got any tips or advice? Recommended reading?
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I leave the parkway alone as it's a dandelion hellscape, but it's technically the city's so I'm not going to mess with it. The front yard is relatively clean, and my SO and I let the backyard get a little wild.
I use a reel mower and don't do any other lawn care. I have plenty of beautiful weeds, thank you very much.
I hate lawns. I hate having a lawn. My gardener will continue to mow that fucker. Can't wait to rip it out.
This is last summer, currently it looks like a weed infested mess, as it should. 😈
My HOA requires our lawns to be kept cut, but we also own almost as much protected undeveloped land as we do land with improvements (houses, roads, etc). The acres of completely wild bushes and pond behind my house have a fuckton of biodiversity. The critters are all about the wild blackberries and salmonberries back there. We also host what I think might be the largest frog orgy in the world every year. It's almost deafening, but also quite soothing somehow.
We had the yard tilled, then we tarped it through the summer and come first frost we spread 4 pounds of regional wildflowers in the front yard. Next spring everything came to life magically.
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I'm not even sure I'd be able to mow my lawn after a month without choking the mower out completely. It grows so fast this time of year that anything less than once a week isn't really possible.
With as fast as grass grows, a month without mowing would mean it would be high enough to be fined by the city where I live.
I don't currently have a lawn, but I do mow my parents and did so for the first time this year last week. It's ok, because it's only about a 750 sq ft lawn while they're on five acres. So in the scheme of things the lawn is rather irrelevant and it makes them happy to see it looking nice.
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Hell yeahThis is last summer, currently it looks like a weed infested mess, as it should. 😈
In my city I had to pre-register my front yard, basically outlining that I wanted to grow wild flowers, now they leave me alone.
I also planted lavender on the verge which I hope will come into full bloom this summer. 😎
Nah, there isn't anything better to me as a homeowner than a well-manicured lawn. It's one of the small pleasures I get from housework and I will not bow down to Big Bee.
My yard is already a mix of clover, wild strawberry, dandelion, and other "weeds" because I don't weed and feed. It is not uniform, but tends to stay green longer because I let the natural drought tolerant plants live. I also don't mow my grass like it is a golf course. I let it go long and raise the deck.
Instead of not mowing, stop using chemicals to kill "weeds".
Instead of not mowing, stop using chemicals to kill "weeds".
My area gets copperhead snakes that love tall grass, so no thank you. I appreciate the effort though if you live in an area that can do this.
Luckily, most of my yard is Zoysia and Bermuda so they haven't even grown yet and they stay a lot shorter than most fescues. Zoysia in particular is awesome and only needs mowed every 2-3 weeks max, and is basically a weed with how quickly it takes over a yard and how little maintenance it requires.
Luckily, most of my yard is Zoysia and Bermuda so they haven't even grown yet and they stay a lot shorter than most fescues. Zoysia in particular is awesome and only needs mowed every 2-3 weeks max, and is basically a weed with how quickly it takes over a yard and how little maintenance it requires.
Late spring rains hit us while we were gone. The yard is looking crazy right now. No way I'm skipping mowing. We don't have any "grass" though in the traditional sense and I support tons of native bees other ways around our property.
Thanks!We had the yard tilled, then we tarped it through the summer and come first frost we spread 4 pounds of regional wildflowers in the front yard. Next spring everything came to life magically.
You can order wildflower seeds that are appropriate for your region here:
Wildflower Seeds, Flower Bulbs, Perennials
American Meadows has been supplying gardeners with the best wildflower seeds, perennials, bulbs and how-to information since 1981. 100% Guaranteed.
This is last summer, currently it looks like a weed infested mess, as it should.
I might have to wait until my dad passes away, he'd never let me hear the end of this, lol.
I would look into converting it into a clover lawn. Requires much less water and maintenance than grass does and does not grow particularly high, plus it flowers and looks great! Pollinators are big fans.