Allergens / pollen inquiry (NID) (allergies, mold, gardening)

[Mister Torgue]

One of the things I haven’t been keep on track of all this time is pollen—whoops. I understand in winter it is fairly nonexistent, but during the other 3 seasons what plants or trees have the most pollen up there on average? Guessing it’ll be mostly trees but that’s an uneducated guess. I’m mostly concerned about northern Idaho (north of Coeur d’Alene). I cannot find this on google, only current levels plus 5 and 30 day history and not specifically what produces the highest amounts and when. Any info or even a link to a site with this data is greatly appreciated.

[cleosmom]

Mine kick up with sage and cottonwood.

[nowhereman427]

This will be interesting. Pollen counts and environmental quality of air.

[cleosmom]

Originally Posted by nowhereman427

This will be interesting. Pollen counts and environmental quality of air.

Yes! I can also say that I haven't had the flu in decades, had my first cold in June of 2020 in 30 years and I've managed to knock my sinus infections from a few a year to one every few years.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

North Idaho? Probably pine more than anything, but in the winter, allergies don't go away because molds and mildew take over the sniffle provocation.


There is a lot of gardening and some farming and all of that produces pollen. Hay fields can be bad for some folks.


Also, if you have lung issues, we get a lot of smoke from wildfires every summer and some smoke from wood stoves every winter.

[Mister Torgue]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

North Idaho? Probably pine more than anything, but in the winter, allergies don't go away because molds and mildew take over the sniffle provocation.


There is a lot of gardening and some farming and all of that produces pollen. Hay fields can be bad for some folks.


Also, if you have lung issues, we get a lot of smoke from wildfires every summer and some smoke from wood stoves every winter.

No lung issues and I only really have allergies with ragweed and juniper. Now obviously there are plants / weeds that are up there that don’t exist in Texas. Which why I was curious to what these are that have the highest ppm counts and about what time of year.

[banjomike]

Leaf mold always gives me much trouble in the early spring.The spores aren't pollen, but they are sure lung-irritating.

It grows under the snow on leaves and other yard trash all winter, then spores as soon as the snow melts and the trash dries out.

One of the problems is the old leaves and dead grass doesn't all dry out at the same time, so the mold spores tend to come in waves that can last for a long time.

The spores also drift inside my house, especially once warm days grow common and I start opening the windows to freshen the stale air of winter.

[Mister Torgue]

Originally Posted by banjomike

Leaf mold always gives me much trouble in the early spring.The spores aren't pollen, but they are sure lung-irritating.

It grows under the snow on leaves and other yard trash all winter, then spores as soon as the snow melts and the trash dries out.

One of the problems is the old leaves and dead grass doesn't all dry out at the same time, so the mold spores tend to come in waves that can last for a long time.

The spores also drift inside my house, especially once warm days grow common and I start opening the windows to freshen the stale air of winter.

Oh that sounds lovely. Haha