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Zoglet
Half Acre
Posts: 132
Allotment fingers
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May 18, 2008, 19:24:21 »
Every time I come back from the allotment, my hands look like Iv been grubbing around in the mud all day and I really struggle to get them clean. Does anybody have any good tips on cleaning ones hands after allotment time?
I know this isn't really important in the scheme of things, but I do work with non-allotment holders and sometimes I find it embarrassing. :'(
I just had a bath and soaked them for about an hour and scrubbed them with a nail brush and still they have ingrained mud! ???
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northener
Hectare
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Re: Allotment fingers
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May 18, 2008, 19:46:10 »
Wear gloves
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thespade08
Quarter Acre
Posts: 96
Re: Allotment fingers
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May 18, 2008, 19:47:58 »
Put on some barrier cream
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saddad
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Derby, Derbyshire (Strange, but true!)
Re: Allotment fingers
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May 18, 2008, 19:48:14 »
Mstore do some really good gardening gloves, fine enough for pricking out and other such tasks...
:)
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Zoglet
Half Acre
Posts: 132
Re: Allotment fingers
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May 18, 2008, 19:49:55 »
Quote from: northener on May 18, 2008, 19:46:10
Wear gloves
Original as well as helpful! ;)
Gloves are ok, but mostly I find they get in the way. Besides, somehow they don't feel as good! :)
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Isleworth
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Re: Allotment fingers
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May 18, 2008, 19:54:59 »
This is something I have been having problems with... Even my colleagues at work have made comments on my dirty hands even though I have taken a bath LOL
Been wearing latex type gloves the last few days for potting on etc.. and they seem to be helping! not much good if your doing hard labour as they split easily but for general potting weeding etc they seem fine.
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IsleworthTW7
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posie
Hectare
Posts: 1,106
Slowly winning??
Re: Allotment fingers
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May 18, 2008, 20:00:26 »
I have exactly the same problem Zoglet. I use gloves to protect my hands when I'm digging or weeding, but when I'm planting I like to feel the earth between my fingers for some bizarre reason. I can recommend Schol Foot Scrub for your hands, it seems to do a decent job on mine. ;D Followed by lashings of Atrixo.
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cambourne7
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Re: Allotment fingers
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May 18, 2008, 20:02:51 »
i use the gardeners soap made by a fellow A4A member ;)
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caroline7758
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Re: Allotment fingers
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May 18, 2008, 20:34:25 »
There are a few threads on this...somewhere!
Here's one:
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,40404.0.html
The poil and sugar one works well.
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Barnowl
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Re: Allotment fingers
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May 19, 2008, 10:50:24 »
Anyone tried an electric toothbrush?
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Si D
Acre
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Re: Allotment fingers
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May 19, 2008, 11:03:35 »
You are lucky that it's just your hands Zoglet, when I return I'm normally covered from head to foot in mud, blood and various bits of ex-plant life.
I just use the plenty of soap, warm water and vigorous scrubbing with a nail brush. I also find that the more heavy digging and scrubbing that you do, the harder the skin on your hands gets and the less dirt sticks to it. Nice soft, baby's bottom like skin just seems to suck the dirt into it and leaves it there ingrained like a tattoo.
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Crystalmoon
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Re: Allotment fingers
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May 19, 2008, 11:25:50 »
A few days ago I read on here about using toothpaste as a hand scrub with a nailbrush & it works really well
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manicscousers
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Re: Allotment fingers
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May 19, 2008, 15:14:53 »
trixiebelle's gardening soap ;D
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Rhubarb Thrasher
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Dark Side Of The Rhubarb
Re: Allotment fingers
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May 19, 2008, 15:57:32 »
if you don't like workng at the allotment with gloves on (me too), and you don't like work colleagues seeing your dirty hands, then wear the gloves at work. Simple! 8)
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