Gardening without Gloves - without Shoes?

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07-20-2011, 07:49 AM

#51

Launie

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No gloves, no shoes. Makes DH crazy! But to heck with him!

07-20-2011, 07:55 AM

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vintagemotif

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I garden without gloves for the same reason- I need to feel the dirt and plants. My fingernails may not be the prettiest, but I don't care.

07-20-2011, 07:57 AM

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Melinda in Tulsa

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Quote:

Originally Posted by raedar63

Barefoot,braless and gloveless ;)

Amen Sister!!!! :thumbup:

07-20-2011, 08:54 AM

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Psychomomquilter

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I have tried to wear gloves but I always take them off. I need shoes, ants do bite!!

07-20-2011, 08:55 AM

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Psychomomquilter

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I have tried to wear gloves but I always take them off. I need shoes, ants do bite!!

07-20-2011, 09:06 AM

#56

jansquiltn

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I will go either way but really pay attention. Neighbor got struck by copperhead saturday before mothers day and spent night in hospital and the swelling didn't go down for over a week.

07-20-2011, 09:13 AM

#57

kat112000

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no gloves or shoes for me! And for all those who said they have snakes, I wouldn't garden if I had snakes!!! YIKES!!!

07-20-2011, 09:33 AM

#58

coachmatthewsvhs

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Originally Posted by lynndianne

I used to garden without shoes or gloves. When I moved to Ft. Lauderdale Fla, I continued the practice. I got a skin infection which I call Ft. Lauderdale Crud. I still have it (now in N.C.). I have to keep putting lotion on the hands...if I forget for a week, my hands start to dry, crack and bleed. Won't even talk about my feet....too many years in high heels now I'm in orthodics and "shoe box type of shoes"....Should not have gotten old and fat (ha ha).

Lynn :-(

May want to check that out... bet it's severe exema!!!!

07-20-2011, 09:51 AM

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Connie in CO

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My husband just now shot a 4 foot snake.I don't want to know what kind it W-A-S...

07-20-2011, 10:59 AM

#60

Katts 14

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I was pulling some weeds from around my flowers and I pulled a bees nest under the dirt thank God I had gloves on They came after me I got stung nine times even throughI hadmy gloves my face,legs under my arm pits i didn't know bees would have a nest under the ground!!!