Protecting Yourself When Gardening

Here are some quick and easy tips to protect yourself when working in your garden.

When going out to do work in your garden or yard, it's good to protect yourself in different ways. The key areas to protect are your hands, your feet, your face, and your skin/body.
Wear gloves to protect your hands from any dirt, waste, or insects that might be in the soil. Use bigger gloves if your hands are sensitive, and use waterproof gloves (ex. rubber) if the soil is too wet.

Wear boots, or good shoes to protect your feet from any rocks, waste, or mud that might be in the yard.

Wear protective goggles and/or masks to prevent allergens, or dust particles from going in your eyes, nose or on your face. This is especially true for doing lawn work with a lawn mower when particles are flying all over the place.

Wear insect repellent and/or sunblock to help prevent damage to your skin while working outdoors. During the warmer months, mosquitoes and other flying, biting insects are prominent.

By taking these protective measures into consideration, you can work more comfortably in your yard/garden, and get more work done.