Gardeners are being told they must cut uneven strips into their lawns this July or August.

Gardeners are being urged to mow ‘uneven’ strips into their lawns this summer for a stark reason.

No Mow May is long since finished and gardeners across the UK have been breaking out the lawnmowers through various times in June and July - at leat, when the torrid wet weather has allowed.

But the ‘catch all’ approach of just marching onto the lawn and mowing the whole thing to one length is soon to be a thing of the past.

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
    38·
    5 months ago

    This mixture of different lengths is the best thing for the environment outside of No Mow May because it gives different insects different advantages, creating a mixture of wildlife far removed from stale monocultures.

    …

    Insect populations are down by as much as 60 to 80 percent in the UK in the past 20 years, according to studies, so anything we can do in our gardens to give them a helping hand is much needed for the future of food security and key pollinators in the food chain.

    Personally I think the last part has little to do with cities and more to do with what must be pesticides in farming.

    • The_v@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      5 months ago

      Constant use of broad spectrum pesticides that persist in he environment for months or even years. It has never been a good idea.

      • VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        They they invented gmo and instead of doing anything useful created seeds resistant to roundup so that they can use even more of it!

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      5 months ago

      Just like “reduce, reuse, recycle” it’s yet another tactic to absolve industry by shifting the blame to individual “personal responsibility.”