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Why are more and more people suffering from allergies? Would you believe that there are more pollens in the air than ever before in history? Charlie Nardozzi explains why that is and what you can do about it. Charlie also reveals ways to reduce your allergy suffering by avoiding high pollen plants in your yard and garden.
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I'm Charlie Nardozzi and here are some thoughts from my garden journal. It's garden and allergy season. 50 years ago, less than 5 percent of the population had allergies to plant pollen. Now that number hovers closer to 40 percent. What happened? Plant breeders started selecting male trees and shrubs (which are loaded with pollen) over females (which have little pollen) to reduce that amount of "litter" that falls to the ground from female plants. The unintended consequence is that we have more street, park, and landscape plants that produce pollen than ever before. Also, with the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, more pollen is being produced and the pollen season lasts longer. So for those that suffer with seasonal allergies, summer in the garden may not be much fun.
What's a allergic gardener to do? You could go for silk and plastic, but that wouldn't be satisfying. Why not...
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