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Gardening Gloves

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  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Thanks for that B3. Are they tough enough for rose pruning please?
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Any gloves with kevlar are long lasting.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    no. Not for vicious thorns I use another pair for that. These are for fine work like hand weeding in between or inside plants or to protect from itchy things 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • tlchimeratlchimera Posts: 51
    I rarely wear gloves but I helped clear a community area smothered in brambles for a few weeks recently and realised that occasionally they're a must - I bought these because I wanted the long length (brambles kept wandering inside my lightweight pair I wore at first..) and they were surprisingly decent -  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QPZN9ZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_Y5SQWSB8TBQZF7QC38AD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    They look like good value. The best strong gloves I ever had were welder's gauntlets. Soft and padded inside. A fox got one but he left me a finger😒
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It's a shame the smallest size is a 7. I really need a 6.5 but I've bought a pair to try anyway. They feel OK width wise, the fingers are a bit long but I think they'll be OK for pruning, digging etc where you don't need to use fingertips. I did get some garden clogs for my dad that he's been asking me to look out for, some clips, two bags of compost "now peat free" to try, and two osteospermums that jumped out at me on the way in. The bouginvillia were very pretty, but I resisted - not light and bright enough for them in the house and too cold outside.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I suppose you could turn them inside out and stitch them but then you'd be left with a lump😒
    I'm an 8. Managed to find a couple. They were mostly 7,10, 11s
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Look out for the tea bags on the osteos' roots. Remove or rip them if you can or they'll stunt the plant.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    B3 said:
    I suppose you could turn them inside out and stitch them but then you'd be left with a lump😒
    I'm an 8. Managed to find a couple. They were mostly 7,10, 11s
    That's not such a bad idea :) . Just half an inch off each forefinger would be grand, and they have fewer seams so it looks do-able. Now I just need to remember next time I have the sewing machine out.
    B3 said:
    Look out for the tea bags on the osteos' roots. Remove or rip them if you can or they'll stunt the plant.
    Thanks for the reminder :) . i can't see any teabag sticking out at the top but I'll have a closer look when I plant them.



    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'm not sure where I got them last year  but the geraniums I bought were a disaster. They grew a bit and then stopped. When I pulled them out, the roots were tangled up inside the teabags having lost the battle to get out 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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