*rofl*
Only once a week? I mow every two days in early summer, and twice a week in late summer. The lawn loves that.
Oh, really!
Well... for the used half of the property, the goal is once or twice a month, for the unused half once a year. Both are areas in the four-digit square meter range.
Among other things, we have lizards on the property and we don't mind if they feel comfortable. On the contrary! They should stay because they eat insects that literally ruin what we grow.
This doesn't work with intensively maintained lawns, and we only know chemical treatments from textbooks.
Some neighbors are a bit bothered by the relatively natural setup and always point out that "...the stuff growing there just seeds itself..." but they forget that our property borders 80 hectares of grassland and their fears represent David's struggle against Goliath.
Other neighbors think it's cool. ;)
BTT:
As I said, the OP should wait and see first. If something turns brown, it’s not bad but completely normal.
The growing season will start again soon, and then the problem should solve itself. Allegedly, it helps to mulch once just before the growth begins because the regrowth is better protected against drying out.