I never really thought about gloves making gardening more efficient or enjoyable before. This spring and summer I thought I would do some experimentation and try out different gloves with different price points and see which ones I would recommend.
Most of the gloves I am reviewing are from Amazon, but I also bought a pair from a local gardening store. I have been alternating gloves for different uses. Sometimes you need a pair for muddy purposes. Sometimes you need full-blown protection for things like trimming roses.
The first pair I will be reviewing are these. I got them from Amazon. I found the idea for these particular
gloves on an article called “The Best Garden Gloves for 2024.” So, I thought I would try all of the ones listed and do a home gardening test. I do like the Pine Tree tools brand. They grip very well, which is one of the criteria for me. My hands are always hurting so if a tool can help me do something easier, it is a winner! I still use my Nori Nori knife for weeding before I pull, but these gloves are definitely at the top of my list.
The next gloves we are going to review are those from a company named OZERO.
These are good for helping someone carry wood (so you don’t get splinters), trimming bushes or trees, and the like. However, they would not be good for early, muddy spring planting or weeding. I am going to use them tonight, and see if they are good for early summer weeding.
I would recommend getting a size down for these as they seem too big for me. They are still good for the projects I mentioned above, but if I were purchasing again, I would get a small, not a medium like I buy for all my other gloves.
I prefer more flexible gloves for weeding and these are definitely stiffer and harder to weed with.
Next up are the multiples I got from Amazon, called G & F. They are WASHABLE. I like them for scooping spent chicken straw or mulch. I tried them out when I was picking raspberries, but they were not as sturdy as you would think. The little prickers got stuck in the fabric and poked me simultaneously. They are better for days when it is cooler outside.
The last gloves I am going to review are these black ones that also come in multiples. I used them most of the day to harvest, pull weeds, lay out some mulch, and shovel mulch. This company is called Vgo. They dry easily when wet and are grippy and lightweight.
In fact, if I had a go-to glove, this would be it. They come in a three-pack so you can stash them all over the place. They are perfect for gripping and helping others carry heavy items, pull weeds, scoop compost, whatever!
The last pair I purchased at a garden center. They are leather on the inside and mesh on the outside.
I’ve already got them dirty and forgot to take a picture of them when they were spotless. So the photo that I am going to take will be an aftershot. I might be able to take one at the garden center I work at. I used them to pull weeds at the beginning of the spring when it was really muddy. They worked well for that purpose.
Gloves are so important if you want to keep your hands from getting pricked, scratched, burned, or injured in any way. The other day I was in my garden trying to make the hose reach to the far end of it when I must have received a rope-like burn because my left hand still hurts. I realized I didn’t have my gloves on and that trying to pull a pocket hose for a long period of time could cause a rope-like burn.
I learned my lesson and now I will always have a pair of gloves in my gardening apron and outside in my gardening/storage bench.
Do you have a favorite pair of gardening gloves? Tell us about them in the comments below!
Blessings!
Kimberlee
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