I have a decent sized yard in a city in Wisconsin. I let most of it grow and mow some paths through the yard for my dogs and my mom to walk on. We’ve lived here for a couple years now and there a bunch of dead plants and grass in the parts I let grow. I know that fires are part of Praire restoration. Out with the old in with the new. I don’t think I could do a fire seeing as I live in the middle of a city but if a did a mow once the cut down all that old dead stuff would that fill a similar role as the fire for helping growth. Pictures for reference. Thanks in advance for any advice!
by Guamonice
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Well if this is just overgrown turf grass then fire doesn’t really play a role. It will clean up your yard and the turf doesn’t really mind it.
If you have the time and budget, a native planting or prairie conversion would be very worthwhile!
I’m also in Wisconsin and my yard is also looking like this (we moved in in September and it was so dry we didn’t even think about buying a mower). I’m thinking one mow and then start planning what I want to plant and where.