Gardening Gloves for your Healthy Hands

March 19th, 2010

The major reasons why you should consider getting a pair of trusty gardening gloves is:
Gardening gloves protect your hands from blisters, thorns and cuts while doing rough work like digging or pruning in the garden. Investing in one or more pairs of quality gardening gloves is a good decision.

Here are some tips how to choose your gardening gloves :
1. Look for quality leather gloves with a cloth back; this will let the gardening gloves breathe and keep your hands dry, cool and comfortable.

2. If mud bothers you, select rubber gloves with cotton lining.

3. When spraying pesticides or chemicals choose gardening gloves that are made from neoprene. Gardening gloves made from latex or any type of plastic may not offer the best protection.

4. When pruning roses, use gardening gloves that reach up to the arms.

5. If you usually operate large garden machinery, buy gloves in brown instead of red as the latter may dye your hands.

6. Light cotton or even fingerless gloves may be useful for transplanting seedlings. They will allow more dexterity and so help to prevent the tiny roots from being crushed.

7. And of course, make sure that the gardening gloves you buy actually fit your hands. If you have small hands, try the children’s gardening section. there’s nothing worse than trying to garden is gloves that are too big.

Your gardening gloves must be comfortable as well as give protection to best serve your gardening needs.