Invasive species you say? Like the lawn?
Comment on "No Mow May" won't fix our biodiversity problems
Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 1 month agoWe grow a lot of plants and live in an area that has an excessive volume of invasive species. No mow may is wonderful but please be aware of invasives and act to control them. No now may is leading to invasives getting very out of control here and impacting local biodiversity a lot.
BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 1 month ago
WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Listen I agree with the sentiment, but certain grasses are much more invasive than others. Like I would have to rip out KR bluestem on sight if I saw a seed head coming up, whereas St. Augustine is also invasive but dies away in a flash without artificial irrigation so not as big of a problem. If I were to let my yard go without easing into controlled reintroduction of native grasses, herbs, and wildflowers, I would just get overwhelmed by KR getting blown in and self sowing into the dead patches of bare topsoil.
Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Most lawn if left to nature will resestablish. Invasives actively repel an areas natural species and take space from them forcing them out.
rdyoung@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You can do both. You can keep the yard under control and still have butterflies, bees, birds, etc. I don’t fertilizer, bug spray, etc and not only is my yard a bitch and a half to mow if I let it go or can’t get to it, the wildlife that is making the yard home is awesome.
Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Agreed you can do both. While you’re at it get rid of all the bird feeders.