gardening gloves?

salthepal

I am a keen gardener and have tried lots of different types of gloves. Some are too thick, some are sweaty and others are plain useless and last all of five minutes!


Which ones do you use please - and any tips for keeping those hands and nails clean if you have any ......


Thanks.


Sally

lynsayjane

No help with gloves, my hands are too small for even the smallest gloves

I did read somewhere that to prevent dirt getting under your nails you should dig them into soap first. Worth a shot.

arbrighton

I wear leather ones for pulling nettles etc but tend to end up taking them off for everything else, I just don't have the grip or fine movement with them on as the fingers are always really wide.
Hand cream all over beforehand helps a lot with the grot, as does keeping nails short and a good scrub all over with a nail brush

stumpycat

I use the 89p ones from B&M bargains - rubberised palms & knit backs - they're the most useful ones I've found.

http://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/summer-and-gardening/gloves

torbrex

For normal gardening I use the easy grip gloves from Poundstretcher @ 3 for £1.99, I also have heavy duty ones and waterproof ones for more specialised work in the garden.

Biggles

I get the leather ones, 50p a pair at all the car boot sales round here. Tough as anything and a good grip.

lottiegirl

I use showa gloves, not the cheapest but thin enough to work with and comfy.I use the showa thermals for winter this year , hands were nice and cosy.

I_have_spoken

I have to take these measures to avoid eczema - cover hands in moisturiser (the cheapest from Aldi) then cotton gloves, very cheap off Ebay in 10s. Then either normal leather gloves [Ebay!] for general work or Sainsbury's heavy duty household gloves for anything wet.

theoretica

If I want to keep my hands and nails clean I use two pairs - a thin disposable pair and then a pair with nitrile coated palms.

Ectophile

I prefer plain cotton gloves for anything that isn't prickly. I also keep "rigger" gloves around - these have cloth on the back, so they offer less protection but are less sweaty.

Town & Country do nice long-lasting gloves, and they are sold at many garden centres, but they can be pricy. Pound store or boot-fair gloves are dirt cheap but may fall apart very quickly. Take your pick.

I have a pair of £1.99 synthetic cloth gloves from Lidl (branded "Florabest", but it's really just Lidl). Those refuse to fall apart however much I misuse them. But I haven't seen them on sale there in a long time.

pendragon_arther

I use two types, heavy duty rubber for general work and heavy duty thick reinforced for prickly stuff.