Ragweed Means Fall Allergies for Chattanooga: How to Treat Allergy Symptoms in Kids Most folks in the southeast eagerly await the summer/fall season change, and all the fun things that come along with it. Long sleeves! Color-changing trees! Pumpkin everything! But the coming of fall also ushers in many new pollen types as various seasonal plants begin to bloom. Ugh. Ragweed. If you live in Chattanooga, you cringe when you hear this evil little word: ragweed. Ragweeds are flowering plants in the aster family that grow in the tropical and subtropical regions, primarily across North America. The......