Beginner Gardening: DIRTY KNEES !!, 0 by texasgarden

texasgarden wrote:
Well, I have contemplated it and decided to share for the sake of helping other gardeners! :)

I have very incompatible characteristics... I am in love with big dogs, I am vain, and I love to garden. I think you can see how those don't mesh. LOL! The dog issue was fixed with an invisible fence. The vanity issue is being worked out daily. But I have found some things that do work! I am proving it with pictures...

Do these look like the tootsies of a real gardener? Does my choice of slippers prove my diva-like tendencies?!

I had a pedicure last weekend and the girl said she was "scared" when she heard me say that I work out in the yard a lot. She exclaimed, "How do you not have ANY calluses?" when she started on my feet. Well, I use a pumice stone on my feet and very lightly on my knees and elbows when I take a shower.... EVERY shower. Then put on lots of heavy lotion and wear socks until it absorbs (just at night). It keeps stuff smooth and that means no calluses. AND, smooth fresh skin is harder for dirt to "stain." If you just get a regimen it really is fast and easy. If you are looking for a "product" secret, for me Lava soap and Oxiclean do the trick!

I cannot BELIEVE I am telling y'all this stuff! :)

Jamie