Bloody catkins

[TringSaint]

I have been a hayfever sufferer all my life but more recently (last decade or so) I have started having two hayfever seasons - one in May-July as per normal, and now a second dose of fun in (usually) early spring (late Feb / early march) with the catkins.
However, this year it’s at least 2 months early and I am streaming with snot just like I would on a warm June day!!

Never had it this early, ever, and given that my garden has a lot (and I mean a lot) of catkin bearing trees in it, I am having to dose up on the meds, especially whilst we have northerly and easterly winds as these blow the pollen straight at the house!

Anyone else noticing this??

 

[Mungo]

Maybe.

I have been sneezing a lot over the last week - exactly as I usually do in March.

It didn’t occur to me that it might be pollen.

I will go look at the trees - I didn’t think any were actually releasing yet.

 

[Demetrius]

Me too......mine is really bad when a neighbours' leylandii hedge (about 60ft of it, 10ft high) is dumping yellow dust over everything...

D.

 

[TringSaint]

We have yew and leylandii hedges, loads of silver birch trees, twisted and normal hazel, all of which are chucking out pollen or full of catkins.