RE: Dirty nails
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Dirty nails
- From: P* S*
- Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 08:36:49 -0700
Enjoyed these posts!!
I don't have long nails, but never have-- I simply don' like them.
I never wear gloves when gardening unless working in really sloppy mud or
pulling blackberries or nettles.
I picked up one hint that helps a lot: before I got out, I pull my
fingernails across a bar of Ivory soap (I suspect any soap would do),
leaving a layer of soap under each fingernail. After gardening, they wash
clean fairly easily. It works well for me....
Sue P.
SPesznec@lhs.org Portland, Oregon
(USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 6)
> ----------
> From: Myrna Miller
> Sent: Monday, October 5, 1998 4:46 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: late e-mail
>
> Hi, Dee Ann...
>
> I'm LOL over:
>
> >I would like a show of hands--how many of you have beautifully manicured
> >hands--long finger nails ect. Well how many of you even polish your
> >nails --mine look just right for Holloween now all I need is a black
> >cape and pointed hat and long gray wig.
>
> My fingernails haven't been polished for about 9 years...since I became a
> serious gardener. During the busiest seasons, they are so grubby that the
> best way to get them clean is to wash a whole bunch of dishes! The only
> time I ever wear gloves is for working with really thorny things like
> roses. Used to be, I'd put on gloves to weed, but they'd be discarded
> within minutes, so I gave up the pretense.
>
> No frost here yet, but it won't be long (maybe tonight). Weather is wet
> and
> nasty right now. Hoping for a nice "Indian Summer" for post-frost clean-up
> and bulb-planting.
>
> Myrna, Zone 3, Montana
>
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