Tree pollen and other spring dust-allergens

[Joe]

This sounds convoluted but really - it only adds 10 mins to the job - max.
If you are using a bagging mower: Wash the bag with a power washer, or strong hose before starting.
Wet the outside of bag slightly before mowing.
Cut the grass just before it is completely dry in the morning. Not wet enough to clog, not dry enough to expel a lot of particulates. 10:00 a.m. or so.
Start in the middle cut toward the edges, but don't cut the last outer edge.
(Much more pollen collects along the tar and concrete edges.)
Position yourself up wind and dump the bag onto a blanket, don't shake it into a can with a liner or a brown bag.
If you don't composite or dump in the woods, dampen the clippings before bagging.
Dampen the outside of the bag again, and cut the outer strip in one pass, in such a way that you are upwind as much as possible.
Get up wind, hold your breath, close your eyes, turn your head away, and dump that last bag.
Change your clothes and take a shower.

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Originally Posted by Joe

This sounds convoluted but really - it only adds 10 mins to the job - max.
If you are using a bagging mower: Wash the bag with a power washer, or strong hose before starting.
Wet the outside of bag slightly before mowing.
Cut the grass just before it is completely dry in the morning. Not wet enough to clog, not dry enough to expel a lot of particulates. 10:00 a.m. or so.
Start in the middle cut toward the edges, but don't cut the last outer edge.
(Much more pollen collects along the tar and concrete edges.)
Position yourself up wind and dump the bag onto a blanket, don't shake it into a can with a liner or a brown bag.
If you don't composite or dump in the woods, dampen the clippings before bagging.
Dampen the outside of the bag again, and cut the outer strip in one pass, in such a way that you are upwind as much as possible.
Get up wind, hold your breath, close your eyes, turn your head away, and dump that last bag.
Change your clothes and take a shower.

Don't forget on odd numbered days or before a waxing crescent when you hear crickets to rub a little neats foot oil on the starter cable.
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