I just love Kimmie Haworth of the National Gardening Association. Apart from having a nice rosy complexion, she is irreverent. Lots of her gardening videos are quite tongue in cheek, such as the one about a hundred ways to control snails.
In this video (just over 1 minute long) Kimmie talks about something I would never have thought would justify a video of any duration at all — garden gloves. According to the inimitable Kimmie, “A gardening girl can never have enough gloves.”
Okay.
She then goes on to show that all you need are two pairs of gloves: one pair made of leather or thick material for working out in the garden with thorns and foliage and stuff, and a neoprene pair for working with chemicals (not rubber, not plastic, not latex) because neoprene prevents chemicals from penetrating the glove and getting through to your skin.
Then Kimmie washes her hands of the whole subject by illustrating how you should clean your dirty garden gloves. Why, you just wash them with them still on your hands, just like you wash your hands, even using a handwash liquid, then spray them off with the hosepipe. Take them off and let them dry so they are ready to use next time.
Cool.
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