Nice job! It is fun to see the fruits of your labor. In our suburban community we’ve been adding more native plantings. We think this is responsible for the 14 known bird nesting sites on 4 of our properties. Lots of pollinators as well. Thx for converting your turf to meadow and making the earth a better and more beautiful and more functional habitat for wildlife and people too.

@AumsAcre

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! There’s definitely a good feeling about it! We see a ton of wildlife everyday!

Letting this really brilliant steward of that beautiful PA spot- just thoughtfully recall the process slowly, is a skill as well.

@AumsAcre

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much… I learned a lot during the process. It started out in my mind differently, and ever up being what nature wants. Thank you 🙏 for watching. ☮️

I bet this meadow lights up with fireflies like crazy

@AumsAcre

Сағат бұрын

Omg , it’s literally a fireworks 💥 show!!! Absolutely stunning! Thank you for watching!!!! 🙏🙏🙏

Great stuff! From Nebraska and in year 1 of converting my turf into native Prairie. The result has been better than I expected..... I'm looking forward to killing more turf.

@AumsAcre

11 ай бұрын

Yesssss! Can’t wait to see the progress and results. Keep us updated! Good luck. If you have any questions let’s us know.

@AumsAcre

10 күн бұрын

How’s it going?

This is fantastic! I recently purchased a property in Pike County near Lake Wallenpaupack and I have some open space that I want to turn into meadow. Great tips. Thank you!

@AumsAcre

Жыл бұрын

our pleasure! Good luck with your project and if you have any questions Id love to help. We just did an install in New York the past couple weeks!

Great info. I've started converting lawn to meadow and woods just a short distance away at the western edge of delaware cty and this gives me hope, lol.

@downtempolounge

Жыл бұрын

That’s fantastic!!! Wish you luck in your venture! If you have any questions I’d love to help if I can.

@AumsAcre

Жыл бұрын

That’s so great!!! The experience is amazing and rewarding for all living creatures.

Such a great video and great advice. I've been on a journey for quite a while to kill my lawn and this inspires me

@AumsAcre

Ай бұрын

Thanks so awesome!!! Thank you for watching! Good luck! 🍀👍

awesome job!

@AumsAcre

5 ай бұрын

than Thank you so much! So magical!

Inspiring. Thank you.

@AumsAcre

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching - theres no thistle or multi-flora Rosa, or any invasives behind me. We do however have some mares tail (native, but problematic), and also some mugwort ( which is problematic as well). We manually pull when we see plants in the meadow that will out compete the natives. In the beginning there was a bunch of maintenance, but not so much any more. I hope you subscribe and follow along as we like to update the meadow progress. 🙏

Hi neighbor! Thank you for this informative video. It’s been a dream of mine to have a meadow on my property in Charlestown Township. I missed out on the Lawn to Meadow program offered by the Chester County Conservation District. Evidently, there was a lot of interest from CC landowners which is a great thing. I am just beginning my research and I think you saved me a lot of work especially when it comes to selecting seeds. Two questions. Do you know of any companies around here that specialize in installing a meadow and how in the world do you keep the deer, rabbits and birds from decimating the meadow before it even has a chance to establish itself. I love the wildlife that I have attracted to my property, but boy are they hungry!

@AumsAcre

4 күн бұрын

Hi Neighbor!!! So exciting!! You’re probably right around the corner from me. Anyways, yes, there are some companies out there, but there is one in particular that has the highest level of integrity. wildlawn.com They are a USDA level 4 company along with itheir sister Company Archewild. Wildlawn installs, Archewild source and grows seeds. They have basically developed a GPS system where they identify and collect the actual seeds themselves and then grow them in their own nursery. Why is this so important? - because the level of integrity of the seed will allow for your site conditions to thrive. I know them personally, and they are awesome. Good honest people as well. Just let them know that Michael sent you, get nothing out of it. And don’t forget to send some before and after pictures, I’d love to see it. 🙏🙏🙏🌱🌱🌱🌱

@AumsAcre

4 күн бұрын

Oh the deer yeah, the deer as weak as nature is going to do what it’s going to do. That’s why Wildlawn will select along with your input the proper seeds that will thrive. I still battle the deer every single day. They absolutely love my New England, Astors. But at the end of the day, what is supposed to be there will remain there, Nature won’t discriminate, it will create an organic meadow for you. But in full transparency, there’s nothing like having a beautiful brilliant meadow filled with grasses and wildflowers, and a deer in meadow browsing. Inviting nature for us only put a smile on our face. There’s no greater reward than giving back! And once we gave back, we understood that the reward was not for us, but for all creatures.

@Suusie823

3 күн бұрын

@@AumsAcre Thank you so much for referring wildlawn. I will definitely be contacting them. As for the wildlife, I am learning to adopt a live and let live outlook. I’m that way with people so it should be easy to do when it comes to animals. I tell myself that if I keep providing a salad bar I should expect the customers to come. Besides, what is cuter than fawns and baby rabbits? I’m going to share this video with my neighbors who are also very interested in converting part of their lawn to meadow. One is a beekeeper. His bees visit my property and we need to keep them happy. I’ll keep you posted as to my progress. Thanks, again!

@AumsAcre

3 күн бұрын

Good luck!!! If you have any questions, let me know!!! 🙏

Oh shit!

@downtempolounge

Жыл бұрын

Thx

@AumsAcre

Жыл бұрын

thx hoss!

Nice Work! Who do recommend to provide this type of service in the Twin Cities, MN area, please?

@AumsAcre

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m not sure if Archwild services out there, but they are the best! archewild.com

@AumsAcre

Ай бұрын

Btw they have a sister company called Wildlawn - facebook.com/share/p/tU6FL9Cjn2uQY1pH/?mibextid=WC7FNe

How do you cut back a meadow? I have a garden tractor and was curious if I can do it woth that

@AumsAcre

10 күн бұрын

Once a year. In Spring. Lots of beneficial bugs overwinter in some hollow stems. I’ve manual cut back with pruners to 4 inches, takes a long long time. But you can set tractor to 4/6 inches that way too. That’s what I did this year. You can you a weed trimmer, powerful one with thick gauge or those steel blades too. The other alternative is to not cut it back. Nature never cuts back it’s Meadows, so that’s probably the best way. It just depends on how tidy you want to keep things. I let mine go pretty long this year until I cut it back. Hope that helps and good luck. Let me know how it turns out. 🙏🙏🙏

Whats the reality of taking a lawn and turning it into wildflowers?

@AumsAcre

Ай бұрын

It’s actually not hard. The reality is it takes patience and researching what thrives in your own mini ecosystem. I would observe your surroundings and check out what grows natively already. That’s a good place to start.