Using a ride on mower on the highest setting (5 - 10 cm from the ground) I have done (probably) the last 'topping off' for the year. Keeping the length of the grass down allows light to get through to the little wildflower seedings that are growing in the bare patches of earth created by the harrowing earlier in the summer.
I try and avoid cutting some of the 'adult' plants (such as meadow cranesbill) so the field has a rather lumpy look to it, but I think that having the autumn leaves as an extra bit of growth on these plants gives them some additional energy stores down in the roots for next year.
It has been such a warm autumn that the grass is growing well at least 3 weeks later than usual, so I guess that the 'topping off' is especially important this year.
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