I see lots of things promoting “No Mow May” (not mowing lawn during May to help pollinators), but how beneficial really is it? There aren’t really any ecologically beneficial native plants in lawns, so to me it seems like you’re just letting the non-native weeds flower, reproduce, and spread their s…

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If a well mown lawn is civilised, then civilisation has never reached my gardens.

“No mow may” is just another form of greenwashing what is a bad practice. Why have lawns, anyway?

Here in the northern Great Plains in the US, No Mow May is good to keep people from vigorously cleaning up their yards in April which gives the critters that overwintered in leaf piles a little extra time.

First city in the US (in 2020) would be more accurate. No Mow May started in the UK earlier [image] cthawley: This article says it was started in 2019 by Plantlife: https://apnews.com/article/gardening-no-mow-may-lawns-6aa1669b9e9bb5b5d8ea671c44d186f2

Ah ok. I heard that from the local newspaper, so I guess it had some local biases.

Sharing a nice No Mow story: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/millions-of-wildflowers-now-delight-the-communtiy-where-vermont-couple-used-to-spend-all-day-mowing-grass/

I do mow in May, but not “down” to the gras roots. Most wildflowers that grow in our lawn are more or less resistant to mowing. Dandelions (Taraxacum), Prunella vulgaris, Bellis perennis, Trifolium repens, Trifolium pratense that are native here do survive mowing without problems. If I find an inter…

How beneficial really is "No Mow May?"

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andrew-gray April 1, 2024, 6:17pm 48

Completely agree!

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