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Should you do No Mow May? The pros and cons…
03.05.2024 - 14:17 / themiddlesizedgarden.co.uk
The basic idea of No Mow May is simple. Just don’t mow your lawn in May, which allows some wildflowers and weeds to bloom. This provides valuable nectar and habitat for emerging pollinators. And they in turn are a food source for birds, bats and other wildlife.
It’s an initiative started by the charity, Plantlife. It has now spread all over the world.
‘Your lawn is an eco-system,’ says Plantlife. There’s a complex network of funghi, worms and microbes in the soil. And the grass above has the potential to feed and shelter a wide range of wildlife.
Lawns that are over-treated and mown very short don’t offer as many environmental benefits as gardens with longer grass.
No Mow May is an opportunity to find out what living with a less-than-perfect lawn might be like. I think one main advantage is that it is an experiment in approaching lawn care differently, not a commitment.
In some places, growing your lawn grass longer is not permitted. If you live in an area known for wildfires, then longer grass in dry weather will be either forbidden or unwise. There are also places where your lawn height is regulated by bye-laws. You’ll have to change your local regulations if you want to grow your grass longer.
However, many of the other No Mow May ‘problems’ are not necessarily confirmed by scientific research.
This will be my third year of doing No Mow May, so this post is based on both personal experience and research.
What to think about before starting
Guy Jenkins of Johnson’s Lawn Seed says that you should firstly think about what you use your lawn for. If you have children who play ballgames on it, for example, then letting your whole lawn grow long is not necessarily going to be the best option for you.
He recommends leaving part of the
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