Garden glove recommendations?

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Cyclonemom

Discussion Starter · Apr 24, 2017

Getting pretty tired of lack of local store offerings as they never last more than a month (or is this a normal lifespan??), but online has such a wide selection, I'd like some input on styles/brands if you wouldn't mind helping out.

I am looking for two different types. The first is for a form fitting glove with good fingertip "feel" to blind pull weeds around veggies by feeling the stem of the weed, and just for general use while hoeing, digging, etc.

The second one would be for using with thorny plants, like pruning gooseberries & raspberries, and pulling and dealing with thistles. I am guessing a good leather glove will be needed for that??

FWIW, I've determined Women's Lg size gloves are too small, as I bust through the fingertips of the "index" and "middle" fingers within days of first use, so I'm looking for men's glove recommendations. I usually spend 3-5 hours/day doing garden chores, so durability really matters.

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Ellendra

· #2 · Apr 24, 2017

Duluth Trading Company has a kevlar and leather glove that they introduced this year, specifically designed for thorny plants.

(I may or may not have contributed to the idea. I work there, and after I hurt my hand gardening last year, I joked with several coworkers and some of the supervisors about how I needed kevlar gloves. Every single one of them thought it was a great idea. 10 months later it hit the shelves.)

Duluth also has several other kinds of gloves. And, they have a 100% guarantee on everything, so if you do manage to wear them out, you can get a replacement or a refund, no matter how much time has passed.

Okay, commercial off.

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Clem

· #3 · Apr 24, 2017

HexArmor!!!
I've also had some luck with the "fish glove" or "fish fillet glove" but the puncture resistant gloves, like HexArmor, or some of the other brands. I have seen puncture resistant gloves on EBAY for 5 or 6 bucks.

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Cabin Fever

· #4 · Apr 24, 2017

My wife uses Atlas Nitrile Garden Gloves (NT370). She loves them. They have a 4.8 out 5 star review by over 200 reviewers on Amazon.com. She says they are very breathable and can be machine-washed.

Fits Like a Second Skin
Tough Nitrile coating protects hands
Tough and durable lightweight gloves
Trend setting performance, comfort, and versatility

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fireweed farm

· #5 · Apr 25, 2017

I also go through garden gloves fast, and have resorted to buying the 10 packs of cheapies (nylon with rubber grips?) and just expect little of them.

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Wolf mom

· #6 · Apr 25, 2017

Only gloves I wear are all leather. When I wear them. Pulling weeds? Bare hands. Using clippers or loppers - leather gloves.
When they get muddy, I rinse them off.
When they get a hole in a finger, I take a whole finger from an old glove and glue it like a sleeve over the finger that has the hole.
Been doing that for years...Works for me.

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Irish Pixie

· #7 · Apr 25, 2017

Cabin Fever said:
My wife uses Atlas Nitrile Garden Gloves (NT370). She loves them. They have a 4.8 out 5 star review by over 200 reviewers on Amazon.com. She says they are very breathable and can be machine-washed.

Fits Like a Second Skin

Tough Nitrile coating protects hands

Tough and durable lightweight gloves

Trend setting performance, comfort, and versatility

Thanks for posting, I need new garden gloves and these look perfect.

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SLFarmMI

· #8 · Apr 27, 2017

I use these.
https://foxglovesinc.com/collections/pruning-and-protective-gloves/products/foxgloves-works
I use them for gardening, dealing with brush, just about everything.

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MizJones

· #9 · Apr 28, 2017

I have found that single-layer leather gloves work best for me. Taking down cat briar (major thorns), demolishing walls inside the house, hauling and burning brush, unlined leather does the trick. In summer time I cut the tips off so I can have one pair with fingers and one without. They get wet and dirty but they dry out and some times I recondition them with whatever I have on hand.

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saralee

· #10 · Apr 30, 2017

I like the white canvas or knit glove dipped in latex stuff for heavy work--they are cheap, so I don't get flustered when one gets lost--they hold up fairly well to thorns (if I'm very careful)--they slide on and off quickly--washable. Then there are the thin material ones dipped in latex stuff--got 3 pair for under $1 each at Menard's. And if going into really heavy duty, thorny operation, there are the leather gloves. 3 pair of the canvas and 3 pair of the lightweight will last the summer. I've read that sticking a wad of cotton into the end of the finger will make them last longer.

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