A survey created by Globus Group, through the National Grow Your Own Magazine, polled 3000 gardeners, asking: is it gloves or no gloves when gardening?
Gardening is the single most diverse interaction hands have to cope with. From thorns, pruning roses, spraying chemicals, digging holes, cutting the lawn and cleaning the pond, there are potential dangers at every level. Cuts, slips and skin damage could all be prevented by wearing gloves—let alone the benefit of gloves providing warmth and comfort. Gloves are protectors in the garden, but according to this survey nearly 40% of people still choose to garden with their hands naked.
TV gardener and Chartered Horticulturist, David Domoney, is a great advocate of healthy gardening and he encourages gardeners to protect the best gardening tool in the world, their hands. David says, “We don’t garden in bare feet, we all garden in shoes, boots and wellies and we should be using the same protection for our valuable hands. Believe it or not, a fingertip is more sensitive to touch than an eye. The skin on our hands is subject to more injury than that of any other part of the body.”
Domoney goes on to say, “Your hands are so sensitive; you can feel a bump down to the size of a very large molecule. So, if your fingertip was as large as the planet, you would be able to feel the difference between houses and cars. These sensitive nerve endings contribute to our abilities for tool use in the garden and as our hand's age, their sensitivity and ability to grip lessens. That’s why it’s so important to have the right glove for the right job. There are gloves designed with sensitive touch so you can still feel: waterproof gloves, thorn protectors and many more types that guard our hands during a wide variety of gardening jobs.
Keeping hands covered in the garden is key to keeping hands supple, young and looking healthy.”
Where to buy https://gardening-gloves.co.uk/
Find out more about David Domoney https://www.daviddomoney.com
