{"id":2751,"date":"2021-05-24T08:50:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T14:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2022-06-09T13:56:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T19:56:26","slug":"are-you-mowing-your-1st-year-prairie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/are-you-mowing-your-1st-year-prairie","title":{"rendered":"Are You Mowing Your 1st Year Prairie?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Did you plant&nbsp;a&nbsp;native seed mix recently?<\/strong> <strong>MAKE SURE YOU MOW THIS SPRING!<\/strong><br>Mowing your newly-planted site&nbsp;the first growing season is referred to as&nbsp;<strong>maintenance mowing<\/strong>.&nbsp;Right now&nbsp;you probably see a lot of weeds, some juvenile prairie grasses, and wildflower seedlings. Some native annuals&nbsp;from your seed mix, like&nbsp;Black-eyed Susan, may be&nbsp;about to bloom, but don&#8217;t be swayed, it&#8217;s time to mow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular summer mowing will prevent quick-growing weeds from shading new native seedlings and dropping additional seeds on the site. Mowing will not harm new native plants!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1st-year-prairie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1st-year-prairie.jpg 600w, https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1st-year-prairie-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>If your first-year planting looks like this, mowing is overdue!<\/strong> You may be encouraged by the Black-eyed Susan or Daisy Fleabane and not want to mow, but also pictured, Canada Goldenrod and Queen Anne&#8217;s Lace, are weeds and need to be mowed, along with the native &#8220;pioneer species&#8221;, to allow light in.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1st-year.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2963\" width=\"612\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1st-year.jpg 600w, https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1st-year-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/If-looks-like-a-lot-of-bare-dirt-and-nothing-to-mow-fear-not..That-just-means-you-do-not-have-many-weeds-to-contend-with.-Fi-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2969\" width=\"612\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/If-looks-like-a-lot-of-bare-dirt-and-nothing-to-mow-fear-not..That-just-means-you-do-not-have-many-weeds-to-contend-with.-Fi-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/If-looks-like-a-lot-of-bare-dirt-and-nothing-to-mow-fear-not..That-just-means-you-do-not-have-many-weeds-to-contend-with.-Fi-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/If-looks-like-a-lot-of-bare-dirt-and-nothing-to-mow-fear-not..That-just-means-you-do-not-have-many-weeds-to-contend-with.-Fi-1-510x382.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>If your planting still looks like a lot of bare dirt and nothing to mow, fear not!<\/strong> That just means you don\u2019t have many weeds to contend with. First-year planting often look like this in early June. You will start to see more growth throughout the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/prairie-length.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/prairie-length.jpg 720w, https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/prairie-length-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Set your mower to a high setting; 4-6&#8243; on most mowers.&nbsp;Mow as frequently as your site demands; usually that is when growth reaches 8-10 inches or weeds want to flower.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1st-year-mowing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1st-year-mowing.jpg 600w, https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1st-year-mowing-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Here is a 1st&nbsp;year planting next to a 3rd&nbsp;year prairie. We practiced maintenance mowing multiple times during the spring-summer to allow light to infiltrate and to prevent weeds from going to seed.&nbsp;<strong>Mowing will not harm young native plants.<\/strong>&nbsp;You can usually stop mowing at the end of the first season. If weeds are thick in the beginning of the second season, mow or spot-mow once or twice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/string-trimmer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/string-trimmer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/old.prairiemoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/string-trimmer-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Hand-held string trimmers are ideal for small areas or steep slopes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you plant a native seed mix recently? 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