Ticks live in tall grass.<p><a href="https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2012/4-5/ticks.html" rel="nofollow">https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2012/4-5/ticks.html</a>
I would love to stop mowing my lawn, but after the first warning from the local government, it becomes a $50 a day fine for grass over 8 (or is it 6?) inches.<p>However, there is an exemption for pollinator gardens…
Start by not de-thatching to have more variety. (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dethatcher" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dethatcher</a>)<p>A lawn should be soft and not too high.<p>The argument against mowing has been compellingly let to music.<p><a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/3930185-Ray-Anderson-Alligatory-Band-Dont-Mow-Your-Lawn" rel="nofollow">https://www.discogs.com/release/3930185-Ray-Anderson-Alligat...</a>