Spring Pollen and Your Windows: What Baldwin County Homeowners Should Know

If you have lived in Baldwin County through a single March, you know the yellow week. Pine pollen settles on cars, porches, patio furniture, and every pane of glass on the house. It washes off the car easily enough. Windows are a different story.

Why Pollen Sticks Around

Pollen grains are sticky by design. On glass, they mix with morning dew and humidity into a film that dries in place. Then the first spring shower turns that film into streaks that run down the pane and settle on the sill. By April a lot of homes in Fairhope, Daphne, and Spanish Fort look like they have a yellow tint on every window, and screens hold even more of it.

It Is Not Just a Looks Problem

Pollen that sits on screens and in window tracks holds moisture, and on the Gulf Coast moisture leads to mildew. Tracks packed with pollen and grit also make windows harder to open and wear on the seals. For anyone in the house with allergies, screens loaded with pollen are blowing it right back inside every time the windows are open.

When to Schedule

Cleaning in the middle of the heaviest pollen drop usually means doing it twice. The best window for most Baldwin County homes is right after the heavy pine pollen tapers off, typically late March into April, depending on the year. That way the glass, screens, and tracks stay clean into summer. Homes on a recurring plan get a visit timed for the end of pollen season automatically.

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