I can not really see the point in not mowing for 4 weeks, it's just a load of hype.
With your username, I guess you like a pristine lawn or you work as a mowing contractor.
Haha I have no grass here, but I did work in the grass industry but now well retired in a bungalow for old folk
But I honestly can not see why people would not cut the grass for what 31days honestly how is that going to change the enviroment and the wild life. unless you like making work for yourself.
Not having a go just my opinion on no mow May, a pointless exercise in my view.
The only useful thing I can add about germinating yellow rattle is that it definitely needs to be sown before the winter, as it needs a cold spell to break its dormancy. Other than that... it seems to prefer some sorts of grass to others (won't thrive with couch grass) and needs reasonable drainage, plus sun. Like @Shauna2021, we didn't do a lot to our "lawn" before sowing the wild flowers - we cut it very short in early autumn and raked it to expose a bit of earth, then sowed the seeds and hoped. It's everywhere now, including in the "proper" lawn. The bees love it!
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Posts
https://www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomowmay/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/28/no-mow-may-uk-gardeners-urged-to-let-wildflowers-and-grass-grow
But I honestly can not see why people would not cut the grass for what 31days honestly how is that going to change the enviroment and the wild life. unless you like making work for yourself.
Not having a go just my opinion on no mow May, a pointless exercise in my view.
https://unrulygardening.com/foraging-using-self-heal/#:~:text=To make: Finely chop fresh,for 4 to 6 weeks.