I don't know about the weather in North Carolina, but that was about when the pollen started in Mississippi. This year's been as bad as I can remember it being -- just piles and piles of it, all over the place. I've been so itchy all over, and I know it's all because of the stupid pollen in the air! Not to say that maybe you're not allergic to mushrooms, but you might give them another go when the weather settles down a bit...