Ladies Gardening Gloves

Heavy gardening can play havoc with your hands.
Even light weeding and pottering can damage nails and create tough skin to say nothing of the ingrained dirt.
I have a barrier cream called Hand Guard by Manders International that shields hands from dirt and infection. Apply before gardening then wash off with the dirt when you finish. It is no substitute for good gloves.

I won’t use the tipped gloves when weeding I need direct contact between my fingers and those roots. Funky colours however help me find them if I put them down somewhere.

Glove Types

• Cotton gloves are OK for keeping clean but do not have heavy protection.
• Palm-side leather protection is definitely welcome for prickly bushes and rougher work.
• Full out leather gloves Like the ladies ‘Kew’ type are the top end of the market in price and performance.
• Nitrile and rubberised gloves are an acquired feature.
• Pruning Gauntlets and heavy duty gloves would be my first choice if only for safeties sake.
• Why don’t gardening suppliers make fingerless gloves?

Sources
Amazon Ladies Gardening Gloves

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