Trialing a new mower

wildflower — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:37:15 +0000

We wanted to experiment with cutting the turf early in the season, compared to when we would normally cut it in the Autumn. We decided to trial a new mower, to find out if it could manage to cope with the maturity of the species in our Wildflower Turf at this time of the year.

The flowers and grasses were about 760mm in height and the new mower performed really well. The mower also collects the cuttings as it mows, which saves time by eliminating the need to go back afterwards removing the thatch separately. By removing the thatch we reduce the nutrient levels of the soil, to encourage wildflower growth.

The two images on the left shows the maturity of the Wildflower Roof Turf before mowing, and the image on the right shows the turf after it has been cut.

Mowing the stable roof to give the flowers a chance.

wildflower — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:03:10 +0000

The roof has settled in and really taken over winter. The growing medium under the wildflower turf has proved a little bit over fertile and the grasses have gained the upper hand. In this scenario a bit of mid March mowing is needed to give the wild flowers equal growing rights!

Mowing the Stable Roof

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Trialing a new mower

Mowing the stable roof to give the flowers a chance.