:068 Lawn Height

Credit: Missouri Department on Natural Resources

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Welcome to today’s 1:5:10:365 Tip for becoming a better steward for our home and planet.

1:5:10:068 Tip: Don’t let your lawn produce pollen. By mowing it before it has a chance to form and release the allergy reaction causing particles you can keep the pollen levels lower in the local environment. There are also types of grass that produce little or no pollen.

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Additional Information

Ohio State University has on-line information on lawn height at: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/4000/4020.html

Information on pollen characteristics of different grasses types is available at: http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/lawns/growth.html

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:067 Pollen Free Plants

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1:5:10:067 Tip: One reason that many people suffer from such severe pollen allergies is that most landscape plants are male and produce pollen. Of course some plants are worse than others. Author Thomas Leo Ogren discusses this and the solutions in his book Allergy Free Gardening.

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Additional Information:

This Australian brochure for people with allergies lists plants that don’t produce pollen AFNSW-gardens final.qxd

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