The Meadow Makers' Network Forum

Thank you Steve, having less to collect is appealing, as there is a lot of bulk when freshly cut!

We have a small meadow which has now quite a lot of yellow rattle patches. We plan to mow it soon with a small tractor which has a grass collector. My question is will the grass collector collect the yellow rattle seeds as well as all the grass and would it be best to cut the meadow and leave the mo...

Thank you Steve - yes it is grass left after mowing - much of it does collected by the tractor but it doesn’t pick it all up. I have been raking up what’s left so it’s good to know that it hasn’t been a waste of effort. Thanks a lot for your reply and advice - think I might need a bigger rake though!

I’d like to know this too. We’ve mowed our meadow but there’s lots of dead bits of grass left. I’ve raked quite a bit of it but would like to know if it makes a significant difference.