Seeded this area with “pasture mix” (K31, other livestock forage, and red and white clover) and would like to eventually introduce wildflowers. Planning on mowing it maybe four times a season to not less than 4-5”.
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Why mow it so often? It kills the native meadow plants by not allowing them to bloom and fruit.
I have 4 acres of meadow in one place, two acres in another, surrounded by 50 acres of woods. I mow the meadows in April. Over the summer, native plants grow, and the wildlife that depends on those specific plants lives here. I mow in April so that the seeds can over winter on stalks, even if they are under the snow.
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Attempting to repost this picture…not worried about doxxing myself.
Why mow it so often? It kills the native meadow plants by not allowing them to bloom and fruit.
I have 4 acres of meadow in one place, two acres in another, surrounded by 50 acres of woods. I mow the meadows in April. Over the summer, native plants grow, and the wildlife that depends on those specific plants lives here. I mow in April so that the seeds can over winter on stalks, even if they are under the snow.