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Posted by tinahere (My Page) on Sun, Sep 25, 05 at 9:57
| Well the day started well yesterday.....a load of sheep manure in the ute, the sun was shining so I got stuck into it. Not too long and I got hot so put on a sports top....mozzies around so got hubby to spray me...he said "why not just wear a bikini top?' ok...good idea I thought. Stick my hand in to grab a weed...bang!!OUch...look down and thought it was a prickle, go to pull it out and of course it was a bee sting 'after I squeezed it'..that was on the first knuckle, then I got a mozzie bite on the next knuckle on the same finger and at the end of the day I have the worst sunburn I think I have ever had!!!!!!!!!! I'm usually pretty careful and never expected to get burnt at all so now I stink really good of aloe vera and I can't bend my finger!! Oh well, such is life!! I will have a shirt on tomorrow and gloves as well... |
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| tut tut tina slip slop slap hey!! lol wow you got mozzies already none here yet but then we don't get many. gotta watch these unusually hot spring days best not be out in it much after about 8 or maybe 9 am by my thinking, i'm starting to develop skin damage now from all those years of toughing it in the sun and i'm not known to sunburn just go very dark. did you hit the cold shower to take the heat out of the burn? my suggestion to all eaze into this seasons sun we have only just come out of winter. len mail len lens garden page |
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Ohhh Tina that terrible, hope you are feeling better today.
Plenty of mozzies here have been for weeks,
Actually I dont think we are ever without them, funny that being so dry.
Better luck with your gardening next time..Cheers..MM. |
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| I completely sympathise! On the weekend I was out in the garden in dappled shade in a singlet most of the day, then when I got inside at night an looked in the mirror I had strap marks burnt into my back and huge welts on my anklets (I react badly to midgy bites, mosquiots seem fine though). I had the worst sleep trying to not scratch the bites. I hope next weekend goes better for you and your finger's gone down a bit. |
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Gloves gloves always gloves.It was drummed into me at an early age .'My hands aren't terrific but I can honestly say that I even avoided snake bite by wearing gloves.
Can help you with the mossies though I am like mossie smorgasboard and as long as I can leave the ones i can reach alone I seem to be fine.I just dab them with a bit of metho. |
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| Normally I hate wearing gloves, ut when it came to pulling out the big weeds I did wear them. Mind you, I was as worried about what the dogs left!! But it was so much easier to get thw weeds up even if I needed the fork to help. But I can't work in the sun too long, but after carrying buckets of sheep manure and heavy mulch, gardening does hurt!!! |
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| Nothing worse than stings or bites to make things uncomfortable gardening.I,m lucky in one way got bit by a wasp on the stomach, poor thing never recovered,on the other-hand when you suffer from problems from migraines,time is limited in the garden.Light gear sun glasses hat gloves soft shoes for me,never get hot thats when I get into trouble,of to gaga land,good gardening everyone,Tina and Lauren hope the bites are better now,Greencroc. |
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| Well I have given up on the gloves bit, every morning now I am out inspecting the roses and pulling off and disposing all the leaves that look as though they have got black spot, so I bought myself a new pair of gloves yesterday a ladies pair this time for a better fit with little round raised bumps on them but still came away with masses of scratches just now, perhaps I should try rubber gloves instead. Having been bit and stung by just about every known insect in Qld ( not snakes)I can understand how you all feel. Greencroc so sorry to hear you suffer from migraines that would be terrible and if that isn't bad enough to be restricted with your time in the garden as well, so sad.... I could not image it so that makes me a very lucky person, So here's hoping the little time you spend out in your garden is the best time of the day...Cheers...MM. |
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| The good thing is MM,everything is set up easily,perennials,greenhouse,gardens mainly tropical for animals birds so everthing is mulched well twenty minutes here and there is luckily all it takes to maintain.My father is here he hoses three times a week.Greenhouse is full of foliage anthuriums and alocasias,plus a few ferns all well established.Yes I really have some great times in each section,never seen so many skinks having so much fun amongst native violets and gazania,allthe best,greencroc. |
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- Posted by lakota SW West Aust (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 29, 05 at 22:49
I hate wearing gloves too but I found some riggers gloves which are a little big for my small hands but not too bad. They're better than any garden gloves I've tried and only about $5 from hardware shops.
Cheers, Jules |
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You should see my lower arms from the wrist to the elbow!!
From scratches from roses mainly.a bit of dermatitus as well.
My arms are so red and angry looking its unbelievable.
A few months ago I bought some arm shields from Treloars.
These should be really good.
Also I go out to the garden a lot unexpectedly and often forget the gloves.....bad move!
Ouch!
Cheers
Michelle |
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