are you being invaded by those fairy things playing havoc with my washing.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

the last 2 days i have been invaded by those fairy things... and they are playing havoc with my washing on the line....i think they are the seeds from dandilions or something.... and they are getting everywhere:eek:

i brought my washing in ..and spend ages just picking them off the clothes......

is anyone else being invaded by these fairies......(well thats what we call them in our house.)

any suggestions on how long these things will be flying round for.....

squeaky

Anything like this...?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelions

Jayar

Yes, they will be dandelion seeds at this time of year
I hate dandelions with a passion, and have been known to sneak into my neighbour's gardens and snap the heads off before they seed:o

matphil

Yes I have also been plagued with these for the last week.
One blew into my sisters eye and she had to go to the optitions.
They told her that it had scratched her eye but nothing was left in it.
Her eye is now painful and bloodshot because of these 'fairies'.

kickstart_3

We have always called them "Sugar Stealers" dont ask why , its just what the family have always called them !

Stephen_Leak

I don't know about washing and dandelion seeds, but I once re-varnished our West and prevailing wind facing front door on the same day these decided to do their thing!

belfastgirl23

We call them clocks (dandelion clocks) We had contests as kids to see how many puffs it took you to blow them all off. Bet we were popular with the neighbours!

scubaleopard

I dont suffer from those BUT I do have a monster in or near my machine that eats socks --- and only 1 at a time I have so many odd socks it isn't true!!!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

squeaky wrote: »

Anything like this...?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelions

hi sqeaky ... yes very similar to those.. but without the tail bit......they are like little bits of cottom wool flying round the place.......flipping things......

patchwork_cat

HI
I thought that you had actually seen the washing fairies that most children believe pick up their washing, wash it and put it away again!!

Agutka

It's not dandelions. It stuff coming out of 'my' trees. They are a willow of some kind and release the fluff for weeks on end and I HATE THEM!! :mad:
I have not been able to open my windows during this heatwave we've had, let alone sit in my garden. I was trying to garden and in gusts of wind had to hold my breath lest I inhaled them. My washing has been kept indoors.

The willow looks nothing like a willow should, it's ugly, with grey leaves, grows like there's no tomorrow and the two trees just outside my garden shade my garden completely.

Oh and now that it's offspring is sprouting all over any patch of soil or moist patio, the trees are proceeding with phase two - losing the catkins, which now cover my beautiful vegetable patch, breaking their fall with my delicate baby plants.

I really do hate those trees.