donnajean

I weed & garden without gloves, but I do wear shoes or flip flops.

Gramof6

Always wear gloves & shoes! I have 2 neighbors that got bit by poisonous spiders while gardening. One on the foot under the toe area & was wearing Crocs and another on the finger.Not good for either. That taught me, not that I like it mind you. lol

Glassquilt

Flip flops & gloves. Never used to wear gloves until a friendly bird planted poison ivy but forgot to tell me. Got the expected skin reaction and than some. I ended up with cellulitis. Not a happy camper.

mizkyp

I wear both. Poison, poison, poison. We've lived here 25 years and its still around. I wear both.

blueangel

I don't wear gloves or shoes.

annyroony2

No gloves, but always shoes. Can't do anything without shoes, my feet hurt.

BobbiSue2009

Gloves...No
I'm a very old farm gal....... I'm from WV where we aren't afraid to let the grass tickle our tootsies..... No shoes from May til Nov outside unless I'm goin somewhere!

SueSew

Krystyna, how do you feel about quilting gloves? Toes on the foot pedal?

I go barefoot in the vegetable garden as it is under my control and I have brick paths between the raised beds, which I am not afraid of hopping into barefoot. Except in the artichokes and squash, too prickly. I HATE!! gloves except for outside the fence where there are all kinds of nasty poison ivy and prickers.
My daughter bought me FoxGloves, which are skinny and breathable but keep my hands clean when I want to weed; they are great but not as good as grabbing a root barehanded!
The big deal for me in personal protection for gardening is covering my head arms and legs from the sun, and avoiding the garden at dawn and dusk for the mosquitoes.

earthwalker

Have to wear gloves these days...always use shoes or wellington boots. Our land is stony and sloping, also we have snakes, red-back spiders, centipedes, scorpions all manner of biting creatures. Can't go out in the sun anymore, so no more gardening in my bathers in summer....big hat, huge sunglasses and sleeves.

running1

same here... my hands get dry and cracked if I don't... must admit, however, I love the feel of really rich soil...