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need recommendation for working gloves (self.gardening)
submitted 1 year ago by rustydomino to c/gardening
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hello,

we live in the Southwest US and recently we re-lanscaped our yard into a xeriscape with decomposed granite and gravel as surface coverings. I have found that, especially around the gravel areas, that weeds will still grow (sometimes they find the cracks between the weed barrier and sometimes they just somehow live off rocks lol).. For weeding work I have been using gloves that are similar to this at Lowes:

https://www.mechanix.com/us-en/leather-work-gloves/LFF.html?dwvar_LFF_color=brown

they claim that the fingertips are reinforced, but the tips of my gloves get trashed after 60-90 minutes of work. I can't afford to keep buying gloves at close to $30 a pop lol. I mean I know that gloves are not and cannot be BIFL but they ought to last longer than one work session? Do you all have any good recommendations for work gloves that will involve digging through gravel with my fingers?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

don't use glyphosate around your house. don't get that shit sprayed anywhere near you.

vinegar does the trick. some use vinegar + salt to be sure nothing grows there for years.

don't poison yourself and your surroundings just to kill some weeds

[โ€“] FruitfullyYours -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glyphosate is totally safe when used as directed and probably safer and less toxic than the less effective vinegar solutions.

https://plantoutofplace.com/2014/06/salt-vinegar-and-glyphosate/

https://m.facebook.com/groups/GardenProfessors/permalink/10155738917421490/?mibextid=9R9pXO

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

what's toxic about vinegar! We cook with it everyday.

are you working for Monsanto? Do you also drink glyphosate with your Kool-aid?