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Do you have any further reading?
by _carl_jung 7y ago
Do you have any further reading?
- stinos 7y agoNot in Egnlish unfortunately. But what I wrote is pretty much the generic way in which 'good' meadows etc are being preserved and developed and that's not going to be different from grassland management done by nature organizations your area, so your best bet is to contact them and ask recommendations. And/or join for volunteering; thing is: removing all cuttings is key, and quite some work, so in places where it cannot be done with machines (most of them, meadows don't like to be ran over with heavy machines because it compacts the soil on dry terrain or ruins it on wet terrain) people will be very happy with some extra hands and in return you'll learn all these things firsthand. At least that's how it worked for me.
- JulianMorrison 7y agoCuttings can be repurposed as compost for the food-forest part of your garden, which exists alongside the wildflower-meadow part. (Grow flowering perennials, and this will help with supporting pollinators.)
- jfk13 7y agoAh, memories of my youth: Create a Butterfly Garden, by L. Hugh Newman. Long out of print, but readily available used. For a more modern resource, try Butterfly Conservation's site: https://butterfly-conservation.org/how-you-can-help/get-involved/gardening https://butterfly-conservation.org/how-you-can-help/get-invo...