The Pollen-Trapping Power of a Lawn

Article by: Tom Ogren

The Pollen-Trapping Power , How to divide perennials of a Lawn , Hiring a professional carpet cleaning company Thomas Leo Ogren Think twice before you give up your lawn. , Black Roses - Fact or Fiction Lawn , The Enduring, Alluring Gazebo s are often blamed for causing allergies but the right lawn , Cordless Impact Wrench - Not the same tool as your cordless is actually a powerful allergy suppressor. The best lawn grasses , In Search of the Best Gardening Tools either do not bloom at all or will not bloom (and produce pollen) if they are regularly mowed. What is little understood or appreciated is that a thick lawn , FALL IS THE TIME TO WINTERIZE YOUR DECK is a very effective pollen trap. Pollen blows about and when it lands on smooth surfaces (cars, cement, roofs, , Some Facts To Consider Before Growing Tea Roses decks, , A Guide to Industrial Vacuum Cleaners large leaves) it doesn't often stay there for long. The next good breeze to come along picks the pollen up and gets it back into the air. , Sedona Arizona Real Estate is Red Hot However, consider what happens when airborne pollen lands on a well-maintained lawn. , A Guide to Industrial Vacuum Cleaners The lawn , Home Interior Decorating is composed of millions of long, slim leaves and the pollen grains fall , Rug Royalty: The Karastan Carpet. down between these leaves. When it rains or when the lawn , Sedona Arizona Real Estate is Red Hot is sprinkled, the pollen grains are pushed further downward, down to the ground level. There the pollen is trapped and remains. An average sized lawn , Native Trees and Plants For Chester County , PA at an ordinary house , How to Tell If You've Got a Rodent Problem will trap and remove hundreds of millions of grains of pollen each season. , Gardening Tips and Tricks for Late Autumn--Part Two A strong growing lawn , FALL IS THE TIME TO WINTERIZE YOUR DECK will trap and remove far more pollen than it will ever produce itself. To be fair here, a few types of lawns, , The Importance of Kitchen Design in Kitchen Remodeling such as ordinary common Bermuda grass , Gardening - Planting Tomatoes lawns, can be large producers of allergenic pollen. However, common Bermuda produces much more pollen when it is stressed. When a Bermuda grass , The Enduring, Alluring Gazebo lawn is kept well fertilized, regularly mowed, and well watered, even it will produce little pollen. By the way, there are many wonderful new kinds of Bermuda grass , Gardening - Planting Tomatoes that don't ever produce any pollen. There are also types of other grasses , Dish Network Satellite Accessories: Universal Remote Control that are separate-sexed, and with these the female lawn , Hummingbirds … Attracting Those Little Flying Powerhouses s are also pollen-free. The bottom line here is this: a good lawn , Planting Roses in Pots is a thing of beauty; it adds considerably to the quality of the landscape , Gardening - Planting Tomatoes and to the actual property , Gardening - Using Annuals in Your Perennial Garden value. A healthy , Use Floating Row Covers to Grow Better Cucumbers lawn is the safest place , Decorate with Area Rugs for our children to play and where they like to play the most. Our dogs and cats also appreciate a nice lawn , Use Floating Row Covers to Grow Better Cucumbers . A lawn , A Guide to Industrial Vacuum Cleaners is an excellent area for trapping rainwater from storms. Rain that falls , Granite Preformed Rock Pond Kits on a lawn , A Guide to Patio Awnings will soak in, not run off to the gutters. A lush green lawn , Help Your Backyard Plants Get the Nutrients They Need has powerful cooling qualities and will cut our cooling costs in the heat , Sky Pencil Hollies Are Used in Furlong Pa. of the summer. , Cordless Impact Wrench - Not the same tool as your cordless A well-kept lawn , Gardening Tips and Tricks for Late Autumn--Part Two will not produce pollen and it will trap millions of grains of allergenic pollen from nearby trees , Hiring a professional carpet cleaning company and shrubs. , Preparing Successful Seedlings A good lawn , Preparing Successful Seedlings is a marvelous thing! Certain types of lawn , Decorators' 5-Minute Fabric Secrets for Unlit Fireplace Cand mowers may kick up pollen that does land on a lawn. , Gardening - Using Annuals in Your Perennial Garden A rear-bagging mower , Is a Hot Tub for you? Top 5 questions you need to Answer will trap and bag pollen along with the grass , The Importance of Kitchen Design in Kitchen Remodeling clippings. A well-maintained mulching mower , Rug Royalty: The Karastan Carpet. will deposit pollen back down below the mower , Sky Pencil Hollies Are Used in Furlong Pa. and then it will work its way downward with irrigation. A side-discharge mower, , Window Box Gardening Tips And Techniques used without a bagger, may kick up some loose pollen and this is not recommended. Push reel mowers , Window Box Gardening Tips And Techniques bring up little pollen and most power , Home Improvement: Loans to Build Your Very Own Comfort Zone reel mowers , Rug Royalty: The Karastan Carpet. are also pollen-safe. There are some allergenic people though who will react negatively to volatile organic , Planting Roses in Pots compounds that are released when the blades of grass , Hummingbirds … Attracting Those Little Flying Powerhouses are cut. People who experience this problem would be wise to get someone else to do the actual mowing. A few types of grasses , Remove Permanent Marker Stains are somewhat stiff and prickly and less pleasant to lie on. These grasses , Find a Building Contractor to Remember may irritate the skin of sensitive people. Bahia grass , Is a Hot Tub for you? Top 5 questions you need to Answer and some of the types of zoysia grass , Decorators' 5-Minute Fabric Secrets for Unlit Fireplace Cand will cause this itchiness. Leaf blowers do in fact kick up a good deal of pollen that may be lying about on cement. If you have allergies it is a good idea to wear a facemask when using a leaf blower. Do not blow towards the direction of your house , Emerald Green Arborvitae for Sellersville Pa. either. It is always a good idea to close the windows , Gifts for the Gardener in your house , A Guide to Patio Awnings too, before using a leaf blower. Pollen is tiny and can easily pass right through the tightest window , How to completely rehab your home in 10 days! screens. Lastly, I want to re-emphasize that the right lawn , Sky Pencil Hollies Are Used in Furlong Pa. is a very effective pollen trap. Some years ago I measured this by sprinkling cedar pollen on different surfaces and then testing to see how much of this pollen became airborne. Of all the surfaces we tested (car roofs, , Tabriz Persian Rugs shingles, cement, bricks, different ground cover plants, , A Change in Season Reflects a Change in Mood gravel) none was nearly as effective at capturing incoming pollen as a thick lawn. , Gardening and YOU

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