Avoiding Garden Allergies

Here are some tips to keep gardening allergies at bay:

• Wear gloves, goggles or sunglasses, and a paper mask or respirator when mowing or raking, which stirs pollen and mold spores;

• Avoid rubbing your eyes and nose when you've been around pollen-producers. Wash your hands and even rinse your face and eyes if you're out for an extended time;

• Have separate clothes for gardening, and leave them away from your living area when you come inside.

• Leave all tools and other materials outside;

• Shower and change clothes immediately after prolonged exposure to pollen;

• Take allergy medications well before starting chores in the yard.

(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service.)

Resources
Allergy-Free Gardening
by Thomas Ogren
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Information is also available on the author's website: www.allergyfree-gardening.com.


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