No Mow May
I had never heard of such a thing until I read this. It has been a rainy chilly month here in yellow city. More so then any previous year I can recall since I moved here back in 2014.
Aside from a small waterfall in my room I have rather enjoyed it considering last summer it got so hot it broke my laundry line.
Anyway after learning about no Mow may I decided I was going to wait until the first of June to mow it. Unfortunately I was jolted from sleep this morning when I heard a lawn mower. I panicked and jumped from my bed hoping the city had not decided to mow my yard then charge me for it. It is a fear I have even though it has never happened.
Luckily it was my neighbor. Oh well. It would have been done sooner or later. I have to say that as I looked out my window after he finished I noticed more green (no, not marijuana🤣🤣).
I called my monkey to the window and asked him if the yard had always had this much greenery and he told me no.
Aside from this patch of dirt, that just two years ago I had tilled and is quickly shrinking to green,
...this area is a quickly growing dirt patch.
I realize that enlarging this shot made it blury but if you can focus enough you can see that one hole is filled with harvester ants coming and going.
In these last few shots they are cutting the grass even further. These spots will soon be as clear as that where the entrance is. For some reason ants prefer to have compact dirt to build.
If you recognize any plants or the specific genus of these ants please feel free to drop names in the comments section.
I love no-now may! Helps the pollinators quite a bit!
And after mowing, the excess material is beneficial to the organisms that break it down. 😁
In the end you are doing nature a favor by feeding ALL her critters.
@wanderingmoon...
I'll just say it now... I'd not heard of Harvester Ants until this post. After reading several articles, it would seem they are very beneficial to the environment... but there are quite a few people that think Brown Recluse Spiders are interesting... I digress. This #nomowmay reminds me of the mindset of my dear friend, @ecoinstant... particularly in regards to all things wild flowers... This reminds me how we wait to clean up our leaves each year, so as to not disturb the bees underneath.
As far as the plant identification... I tried Google Lens on the last photograph. The only thing I could decide on, was Palmer Amaranth. What reinforced my thought, was the explanation of the tiny seeds:
"Seeds: Seeds are dark reddish-brown to black, lens-shaped, and 0.04 to 0.05 inch long (1 to 1.3 mm) (Figure 4) (DiTomaso and Healy, 2007)."
Learning that those Harvester Ants ate seeds... just made me think it was indeed that plant. But for goodness sake, please don't quote me! At any rate... certainly a great post focusing on the importance of our wild flowers. But I'll just say... Always be sure you are certain what plant you are dealing with; I once used a Poison Ivy leaf, whilst "doing my business" out in the woods. So... yes, do be sure lol 😁.
I look forward to seeing the replies on your post... don't forget to share with your readers, what device you've used to take your awesomesauce photos!
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Poison ivy?!? 😱😬😬
I'd rather use notebook paper. 🤣🤣🤣
Of course it is a lot softer and easier to use after it is crumpled a few times. 😁🤣🤣🤣
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I have never heard about that either. Makes sense, as it gives the native plants a chance to grow. Hopefully, the ones that you WANT grow best! Lol 😆
Where I am in Thailand, you have to continually cut the grass to help keep the snakes and other unwanted pests under control.
Keep up the good stuff!
Regards
Richard Taylor
Snakes are an unwelcomed visitor here as well. We definitely have a few poisonous species here. I usually only need to mow once or twice a month any longer than that I will definitely get notice.
Thank you for sharing your experience, I really enjoyed your photos, I love nature. A hug