Protecting Yourself While 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 (for example, rubber gloves) 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. This would also depend on the type of terrain your yard may have. Some areas have rocky terrain, some have sandy, or grainy terrain. The terrain could also be muddy after a long, continuous rain.

Wear protective goggles along with masks to help 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 along with sunblock to help prevent damage to your skin while working outdoors. During the warmer months, mosquitoes and other flying, biting insects are prominent.

For the most part, use common sense, and abide by general safety rules. By taking these protective measures into consideration, you can work more comfortably in your yard or garden, and get more work done.

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