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Questions tagged [gloves]

Clothing that protect the hands.

Gloves are an important horticutural tool used to protect hands whilst working in the garden. There are a range of types. For example some gloves help to protect against handing rough objects such as wood and stone. Others (commonly sold as "gardening gloves") help to protect against spines and thorns on plants. Other thinner gloves help to protect against sap and other plant irritants.

Use this tag for all questions about using and choosing gloves for particular horticultural applications.

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How to manipulate a cactus with thick long spines?

I'm thinking of buying a cactus. Shops have a lot of those and one of the variables is the size and density of spines. Cacti with rare huge spines (something like 15 millimeters long and about 1 millimeter thick) look appealing, but I wonder how…
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What kinds of gloves are best for handling thorny rose bushes?

I have a couple of rose bushes in my new house and the thorns in the bush (there are a lot of them!) go right through my current gardening gloves, and they hurt. what kind of gloves are available that will prevent rose bushes from stabbing my hands?
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Can rubber gloves spread plant diseases?

I use thin rubber gloves when gardening. It's autumn here in zone 6, and I'm in the process of pruning and pulling up spent perennials and all manner of wildflowers which have been growing since the spring. I leave them until the bees, butterflies…
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What type of gloves should be worn when dealing with cacti?

What type of gloves should be worn when dealing with cacti? Standard gardening gloves seem to offer little protection. Leather work gloves offer more protection, but end up attracting and collecting smaller spines that might cause skin irritation.
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Which gloves to avoid getting hurt by thorns

When you manipulate weed and stuff you can easily get hurt by thorns. Is there a type of garden gloves to avoid and a type to favor for reliable protection?
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