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.

  • The_v@lemmy.world
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    2 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.

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      2 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!