The practicalities of wild life gardening.
Interesting programme on wild life last week. I have substantially 'wilded' my garden this year (approx. 1/2 an acre). We've really enjoyed seeing how things have grown---but, I'm left with a substantial amount of wild grasses and flowers which will need to be cut down in the not too distant future. Monty did not tell us what his recommended method of cutting was. Is strimming the most likely solution--and allowing the grasses to dry off before raking up?
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Sorry Dove, have to disagree with you there 😁
Yellow rattle plants are annuals. They grow into a short lived, pretty yellow flower. The seed pods develop early and rattle, hence the name.
Yellow rattle is a parasitic plant that has a liking for grasses. We seeded our “meadow” about three years ago. The grass has gone from thigh high (I’m not very tall😊) to ankle high. Each summer we scatter the seeds around in the grass and off they go again the following year.
Very easy and much kinder on the back and knees than a scythe.😊
https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/how-to-grow-yellow-rattle-rhinanthus-minor
My father had a very similar if not exactly same thing and that is (I think) what he called it.
I am assuming as it was used to cut faggots or bunches of grasses etc. hence the word fag.
Though I could be wrong, I have been searching on the web briefly not come up with it yet.
Sorry for going off topic a bit.
@AnniD me too