The Gardening
Guru
gardeningguru@juno.com David
Daehnke Mahwah, NJ 07430
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What is the most treasured tool in your collection (keep your minds out
of the gutter men!). Is it your favorite trowel, or is it a spade that was
passed down from generation to generation? Is it a high wheel
cultivator or your new tractor? Even though I have a cherished spade
that I have described many a time on these pages, the most treasured
gardening tool we all have in common is our hands. I will be the first one
to admit that I don't take the best care of my hands. Heck, I don't
even wear gloves to protect my hands. Gardening gloves are too
bulky, and just too cumbersome to me. I couldn't feel what I was
doing, and actually pruned my finger once (just a slice, nothing to
concern yourselves with). Well, just as people always change their
mind, I have found something that made me change my opinion on gardening
gloves.
MEET THE BIONIC GLOVES
I received a pair of these gloves about three months ago and
have literally tried to neglect them, but to no avail. In the past
when I have used gloves, I always had the leather palm gloves with the
knit cuff. By the end of a full day of gardening, the seams were
coming apart and they were guaranteed to have at least one hole, usually
in between the thumb and forefinger. These gloves have outlasted my
efforts in an especially rainy spring, and after a wash, are close to
being new again. The interesting part of these gloves is that they
were designed by a hand surgeon (who better to design a glove?) and the
thought behind them shows. From the velcro wrist closures, which do
an excellent job of keeping soil and debris from getting into your glove,
to the relief pads on each knuckle to help prevent blisters after a full
day of use, these gloves have protection and comfort in mind. Even
better they are made of soft Cabretta leather, which is washable.
Just allow these gloves to air dry and they will be ready to go again.
These gloves are custom made to fit your specific hand size,
which means more comfort and workability for you. You can literally
pick up dimes with these gloves, they fit so well. To measure your
hand, just wrap a tape measure around the area above, and that is the
measurement. I have to say that these even impressed the toughest
critic I know, Mrs. Gardening Guru. The price for these gloves are
$45, which at first may seem pricey, but let me do the math for you.
If your like me and spend almost $50 on a dozen leather palm gloves with
knit cuffs, and the last about one day of tough work, you can get two
weeks of work for the same price of a years' worth of comfort can give you
with these gloves. As you all know by now, my favorite motto is
"You get what you pay for". In this case you get a whole lot
more!
Their website is http://www.bionicgloves.com/ and
they have secure online ordering to help simplify matters. I can
honestly tell you that you won't be disappointed with thee gloves!
Dave
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