How To Find The Right Gardening Gloves

I have had the same gloves for several years. And the fact is I never used to wear gloves when I worked. But I find as I get older that the protection from the environment, of gloves, is well worth it.

Fact of the matter though is, as I look for gloves I find that they are not all created equal. We have inexpensive jersey gloves that even come in different colors. Pink is not for me.

The problem that I have with jersey gloves is that I do not have much of a grip and my hands tend to slide on a shovel or rake. Now here is an inexpensive pair of the same material of gloves with rubberized dots on them that increase my traction and I can hold the tool better.

Of course, if I am working with thorns something like this is not of much use. I want a heavy, leather palm and even a long sleeve on a glove, to protect my inner arm from the thorns of a rose or barberry. And if I am working in the cold and damp I may want rubberized gloves that will keep my hands really dry and warm.

Gloves come in a wide variety of colors, sizes, uses, etc. And you will need several pairs of gloves to get all the chores done in the garden that you want to get done.

A pair I particularly like, ordinary leather gloves, good construction, but they are saturated with lanolin so they actually soften your hands while you are protecting your hands, which is great!

Gardening Gloves Tips:

• Gloves are a great protector from the environment.
• Jersey gloves do not help give much of a grip.
• When working with thorns, it is helpful to have gloves with a leather palm and a long sleeve.
• Rubberized gloves keep hands warm and dry.
• It helps to have several pairs of gloves for all the chores in the garden.
• Ordinary leather gloves that are saturated with lanolin soften your hands.

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