Thanks Eloise....I HATE wearing gloves, but still do, well most of the time :)

That's scary. I rarely wear gloves when gardening. I do use them when I'm turning the compost pile but I've handled plenty of finished compost without them. I guess I won't do that anymore. Thanks for the warning.

Yikes! Thanks for the heads up, El! Gotta remember to wear gloves!

Theresa

I have a bad habit of not using gloves. Last week I woke up and my little finger and middle finger was throbbing. I got up and put them under cold water and noticed they were swollen when I pressed it (this is horrible) puss shot out. I went to the doctor and he said I had an infection under my nails probably due to something I picked up from working in the garden.

That happened over night. When I am done garden I am so dirty I take a shower then soak in the whirlpool tub. While I am in the tub I use a nail brush and clean under my nails. It is like me time. It relaxes me and helps my back. All that and still I missed some nasty stuff that got into my nail beds.

Needless to say I will start using my garden gloves.