No Mow May

After I moved into this downstairs apartment in a 2 story house, (yearrrs ago), I noticed that the small front yard and the much larger backyard had become blanketed with tall yellow dandelions. I did not say anything about them to the working farmer landlord. I did not ask for a lawn mower. I had a large long strong screwdriver which I used to dig up the dandelions down to their roots. One by one. Took me quite a while, but I didn't care, it gave me something to do outside on fresh sunny days. Once they were gone, grass sprouted up in their place. And whenever I spotted signs of a dandelion sprouting, I'd dig it up. There have been times I've wanted to let all new tenants upstairs know, "Our lawns once were covered with dandelions but now don't because I dug 'em all up! Lol lol.
 

I think we all should feel free to do as we like. Let it bee!
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No Mow May​


I'm in!
Wife has been eyeballing the dandelions
She puts 'em in our salads
Jus' want no mo' hay

Now, at the cabin?
Bring it
May;

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Around May there, a glimpse of terra firma is yearned for
 

Don M. said:
Living in a dense forest, I can certainly attest to the value of letting the foliage grow, and how it aids many forms of animal and insect population. Right now, our entire yard looks like a bed of dandelions and many other weeds....and the forest is full of blooms.
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That I can empathise with. The New Forest, (it's centuries old but was christened new by William the Conquerer) The New Forest is an absolute riot of bluebells at the moment.

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Our lawn here has already been mowed and I did take a chance and pick a few dandelions for Rabbit. I used to pick more but due to rabbit hemorrhagic disease among wild rabbits (and domestic rabbits can catch it too) I am not foraging for wild foods for him any longer. I am sad about this and going to see if it is possible to grow dandelions and red clover in pots on my window sill. He loves those so! This picture was taken in 2019.

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No can do the on the no-mow, but we do have flowers, plants, bushes and trees that attract plenty of bees. No pesticides used anywhere on our property for a couple of decades.

Great idea for people in parts of the country where no-mow works out well.
 
The pollinators (and amphibians) in my area have mostly disappeared the past 3 years, I suspect the anti-environmentalist that was in charge of the EPA allowed some really bad stuff to be used.
I only mow right around the house, a wide path to the big barn, and some narrow paths to other places on the property. I'm only letting the neighbors graze down one corral, and the hay person has agreed to not cut hay until after ground bird nesting is over. Though I'm not sure how to know the timing for that, last year after the hay was baled I went out and saw one egg laying out in the pasture, and then a whole month later a pheasant with chicks walked past my back gate. So I just hope the birds choose one of the uncut corrals or front mini-pasture. But, that probably isn't a good option either because of the stray cat that is too feral for me to catch. I love cats but I wish people wouldn't let them run loose.
 
I dread seeing the pastures around here mowed down as per fire marshal. If people don't they are fined. While the grass is lush and tall it provides homes to many redwing blackbirds with their beautiful song and shoulders glistening in flight.
 

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