I have concluded ...

[davidgillon]

 ... that No Mow May* and a grass pollen allergy may not be entirely compatible.

I had lunch on the patio, which is right next to a patch of knee high grass at the 'flowering' stage. I enjoyed lunch, but it's four hours later and even after a bath and a complete change of clothes my skin is still crawling.

I suspect the bottom half of the lawn is getting mown tomorrow

* The idea is not to mow your lawn in May to encourage biodiversity, and it works, I had a couple of rare orchids show up last year, but no sign of them this year. They were in the top half of the lawn, which I'm planning to leave unmown.

Comments

[cesy]

Ooh, that could explain why some people's hay fever has been getting worse over the past few years - more places doing no mow May, which is a good thing in general but I hadn't connected this point.

[lokifan]

Ah dear :( Same, so I feel you! Hopefully the top half gets orchids but doesn't inflict too much pollen.