Nekkid gardening

@BarBaraPrz (50602)
St. Catharines, Ontario
July 25, 2022 7:12pm CST
After I did the laundry and hung everything out to dry in the nice breeze I did some nekkid gardening. That's right: I pulled weeds and played in the dirt without putting on my garden gloves. Don't know why I didn't put them on, but once I started I didn't feel like putting them on. But I had a nice soak in the tub and my fingers are all clean... the rest of me, too.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74368)
• United States
26 Jul 22
I wondered when I saw the title if there would be more then meets the eye I was right :)
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50602)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
26 Jul 22
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (114961)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Jul 22
If I don't wear leather gloves I'd end up with all kinds of stickers in my fingers, many desert plants have really harsh leaves that can cut the skin.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50602)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
26 Jul 22
I find most leather garden gloves too big and clumsy (I have such lovely, delicate hands).
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (114961)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Jul 22
As long as your plants don't have razor edges that would cut you you're fine but here I'd rather have a pair of mens leather gloves that are heavy and clumsy than risk getting cut up or stuck by stickers.
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (166266)
• United States
26 Jul 22
Sounds like a wonderful and productive day. They say that putting your hands in soil is good for your immune system, and also your mental health.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50602)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
26 Jul 22
Definitely good for my mental health to be able to play in the dirt.
Fleur
@Fleura (33032)
• United Kingdom
26 Jul 22
I can't garden with gloves on, I don't know how anyone does. People have bought me several pairs of gloves over the years, but I just can't get on with them. I only ever wear gloves for handling nettles and sometimes brambles - but most gardening gloves are no use against brambles anyway.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50602)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
26 Jul 22
I used to find garden gloves less than helpful too, but in the last maybe ten years I've been using a knitted cloth-kind that has the palm and fingers dipped in a nitrile coating. They allow for high dexterity while giving me a sure grip. They're even water repellent (to a degree).
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Fleur
@Fleura (33032)
• United Kingdom
26 Jul 22
@BarBaraPrz I know the ones, maybe I should try some.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (231963)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Jul 22
You did not get attacked by what my kids call "pokeys"? We have "pokey" leaves here. I am not even sure which trees they come from.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50602)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Jul 22
I have no idea what "pokeys" are.
Nitin
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
29 Jul 22
It's good to be small again and play in mud
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50602)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Jul 22
Just dirt, no mud...
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50602)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Jul 22
@nitirrbb7 S'alright!
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Nitin
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
29 Jul 22
@BarBaraPrz Oops! Sorry for that
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (86761)
• United States
28 Jul 22
Your title certainly caught my attention Glad you enjoyed your bath after playing in the dirt
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50602)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Jul 22
Baths are good.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (21245)
• United States
26 Jul 22
I don't really garden, but I do have some gardening gloves. I had use some while playing handbells. You have to have gloves when you play handbells and my uncle didn't have any gloves that would fit me so I used some gardening gloves. They really didn't fit either.
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