Here’s a closer look at the area the hen was choosing to nest in…….



If you think in terms of managing a pond for “structure” then you can see the same concept playing out here….and why the hen nested where she did in the cover of one of the DF clumps.....very same concept as your NWSG's that grow in clumps. The more I think about it the more I feel certain that I’ll wait until mid to late June next year to mow, if I mow at all. The purpose of the mowing was to thin out and set back the dog fennel some so that it would 1) allow more room for diversity to come in……and 2) make it more manageable and easier to plant into come fall….instead of being 7ft+ tall like the screens and perimeter......On a side note....Notice the amount of biomass I'm putting down and recycling via "hay"