billbennett, 7 months ago

@craftygardennz I woke at 3:30 am with my eyes streaming from hay fever and very sore. That’s unusual at night, usually the effect is highest around dawn when plants release their pollen

craftygardennz, 7 months ago

@billbennett there’s been a lot of pollen about this year.

We have our air filter going on sleep cycle in our bedroom and night and our sleep has improved.

billbennett, 7 months ago

@craftygardennz I managed to improve things dramatically last year by identifying and eliminating a number of privet bushes near the house.

craftygardennz, 7 months ago

@billbennett privets are evil along with birch 😬

ShayneParkinson, 7 months ago

@billbennett @craftygardennz Argh, privet! We're out in the countryside, and there's lots of it growing wild on the fencelines of nearby properties. Privet flowering season is almost the only time I use an asthma inhaler - if I don't, I come back from running with a very nasty cough.

billbennett, 7 months ago

@ShayneParkinson @craftygardennz I chopped down about three garden waste bags of privet last summer before the storms, plasted the roots with some eco-friendly herbicide, noticed that all the roots have shoots, leaves even flowers, so I guess I’ll be back out there again pretty soon.