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Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: Zoglet on May 18, 2008, 19:24:21

Title: Allotment fingers
Post by: Zoglet on 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! ???

Zoglet
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: northener on May 18, 2008, 19:46:10: Wear gloves
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: thespade08 on May 18, 2008, 19:47:58: Put on some barrier cream
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: saddad on May 18, 2008, 19:48:14: Mstore do some really good gardening gloves, fine enough for pricking out and other such tasks...
:)
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: Zoglet on 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! :)
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: Isleworth on 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.

Regards,

IsleworthTW7
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: posie on 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.
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: cambourne7 on May 18, 2008, 20:02:51: i use the gardeners soap made by a fellow A4A member ;)
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: caroline7758 on 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 (http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,40404.0.html)

The poil and sugar one works well.
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: Barnowl on May 19, 2008, 10:50:24: Anyone tried an electric toothbrush?
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: Si D on 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.
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: Crystalmoon on 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
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: manicscousers on May 19, 2008, 15:14:53: trixiebelle's gardening soap ;D
Title: Re: Allotment fingers
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on 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)