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Post by daylilydude on Nov 27, 2017 4:52:36 GMT -5
Another great question from meandtk ... What gloves do you recommend for pulling weeds with thorns?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 27, 2017 8:21:53 GMT -5
Maybe welder's gloves? Fortunately, no thorny weeds here!
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Post by spike on Nov 27, 2017 8:54:44 GMT -5
We have a lot of thistles here. Being a lady, my hands are very delicate and dainty . . . not. I actually do own an unopened package of 5 sets of gloves, that I got at Lowe's for $5. Now when I am in the kitchen I buy boxes of non-latex gloves that I use when preparing anything we eat.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Nov 27, 2017 9:52:38 GMT -5
You're tougher than me, then!
For pulling thorny weeds, a good thick pair of leather gloves. Though some of the worst thorns can get through even the best gloves.
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Post by meandtk on Nov 27, 2017 10:00:22 GMT -5
Spiny amaranth AKA careless weed has short thorns, so I think gloves will help. The thorns are slender enough that I could probably crush them with gloves as I grasped the plant. There is always that stray that I miss until it is 18" tall, then it needs a hard tug to get it out. Those pests are horrible.
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Post by paulf on Nov 27, 2017 10:02:33 GMT -5
Leather gloves and still some thorns poke through. One www call cats claw or devil weed is a tiny plant whose stream is covered with sharp thorns is especially bad. Even thick leather gloves are not thick enough.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Nov 27, 2017 10:36:15 GMT -5
The little thorns that cover the stems of the wild blackberries magically penetrate even thick leather gloves and work their way deep into the skin. I've never understood how they do that!
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Post by aqua on Nov 27, 2017 15:30:08 GMT -5
I don't have any thorny weeds, but if I did, I would dig them up with a trowel and then beat the living daylights out of them.
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Post by paquebot on Dec 2, 2017 16:50:00 GMT -5
Like aqua said, dig 'em first and then deal with the remains gingerly. Especially as one ages and the skin becomes thinner and slower to recover from punctures. As it is, I have a cactus thorn embedded on top of my thumb from 3 years ago. I did have a pair of Carhartt gloves which lasted for years. They were great protection as long as I remembered to wear them.
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