Gardening gloves: Models and their areas of application presented

When working in the garden, good gardening gloves are simply essential. Here we present some models and their areas of application.

There are countless types of gardening gloves available in specialist shops and hardly any consumer knows which pair to choose. Meanwhile, there are gloves with different features for different types of gardening work, which can be extremely useful as a sensible protection for our hands for a whole season.

But what kind of gardening gloves are there and what are they suitable for? We'll tell you.

Gardening glove models and their areas of application presented

» rubber gloves:

As soon as you use chemicals in the garden, rubber gloves should definitely be used. Their length should at least extend over the wrist, because after all there is a risk of splashing when handling chemicals. The only disadvantage of this material is that many a gardener can quickly get sweaty hands with it.

After work, you should take off the rubber gloves, twist them to the left and place them in a cleaning bath. You can easily do this with lukewarm water and some washing-up liquid. After cleaning, allow the gloves to dry thoroughly.

» Leather Gloves:

Leather gloves are considered to be particularly robust and can therefore be used for many jobs in the garden. Especially when thorny or prickly plants have to be worked on. Not so with the soft leather gloves, which are very similar to the fabric gloves but are more comfortable to wear and more durable.

The disadvantage of all leather gloves is that they are difficult to clean, except for models that are machine washable like many of the soft leather gloves.

» Cloth Gloves:

Cloth gloves are suitable for almost all simple gardening work (e.g. sowing seeds, cutting off flowers, etc.), can usually be washed in the washing machine without any problems and are usually breathable. Even for children are thereforeGardening gloves made of fabric are available inexpensively in gardening stores.

In addition, you can even purchase water-repellent cotton fabric gloves with colorful decorations in specialist stores today. However, you should note that this type of glove tears quickly during heavy garden work and offers less protection, e.g. from thorns.

By the way, cloth gloves without special extras should cost a maximum of 6 euros per pair, as they can usually only be worn for one season.

» combined/high-quality models:

Combined gardening glove models are now also being offered more and more frequently in specialist gardening stores. For example, fabric gloves whose palms are lined with artificial leather. This has the advantage that you can also wear these types of gardening gloves for more robust gardening work without getting sweaty hands. When buying such models, however, you should pay attention to their washability.

If you take care of your gardening gloves, you should also be happy to use high-quality models, which are usually characterized by special extras. These include, for example: