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Primal Gardening- Honey Badger Garden Glove Style

8/22/2016

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Photo courtesy Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary
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Photo courtesy Honey Badger Garden Gloves
I love to garden, if you have read much on my blog you know that this is a passion of mine, I have even joked about the "gardener's manicure" that I often sport as a result.  I was recently contacted by a company who had a product I found intriguing, the Honey Badger Garden Glove.  Just look at these things, I mean I was instantly curious.  I spoke at length with the owner of the company regarding their marketing strategy of having a select few gardening bloggers try out the product and offer an honest review.  I was game.  

​The owner was very knowledgeable about gardening, the challenges a gardener faces and just how easily most common garden gloves wear out.  (Yes, I have a number of pairs with holes in the fingers that I have sadly had to toss over the years.)  He was happy to chat with me at length about his product and his desire to offer a solution to gardeners such as myself.  

There, it was a product that intrigued me, the owner was kind and knowledgeable, I'm all in for a trial.

I will also admit that the fact it was named after a crazy elusive mammal digging fiend with a likeness to the comic book character Wolverine did not hurt one bit.

I received my trial pair of gloves in the mail as promised and I couldn't wait to get them on.  They were femininely pink for making me feel so primal, I loved it.  The gloves fit very nicely, snug even without being uncomfortable.  I was worried that they would make my hands hot and sweaty because of the slick coating but even after an hour in the hot sun, they did not.  

So, lets head outside and put these beauties to the test...
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It was a hot and sunny day but the gloves did not make my hands sweaty or uncomfortable despite their snug fit.

First up, digging for potatoes.  I have to say that this was infinately easier with the assistance of a mammal like pair of claws.  The dirt easily yielded at my fingertips (I mean claws) and I was able to dig up the tubers with no problem.
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The gloves come with claw tips on the right hand, the left hand or both depending on your personal preference.  I am right hand dominant so these were great for digging, however when it came to weed pulling I found that it wasn't as easy to get used to pulling with the clawed glove, it may be that this would just take practice or I would need a left hand dominant claw for digging and that would free up my right hand for the weed pulling.

The gloves kept my hands clean, pricker free when pulling up thistle, and aided me in being able to nix the usual hand tools for light gardening and weeding.  I love that my lengthier nails were not at all strained because when digging with the claws there is a bit of comfort room allowed for us ladies.
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My 13 year old daughter was just as curious and she had to accompany me to the garden for a trial as well.  Her assessment?  "Mom, these things are COOL!"  I actually had a willing participatory weed assistant at my side.  She reveled in the digging capability of her claw-like finger tips (as did I when it was my turn) and we aptly concluded that primally speaking, these gloves definitely made a mundane task such as garden maintenance much more fun!

So for overall rating:

* * * * * Five Stars for the sheer coolness factor of the gloves
* * * * * Five Stars for comfort and ease of use
* * * * * Five Stars for protection of hands

I cannot yet rate the durability as I haven't washed these gloves yet nor have I had an entire gardening season to put them to the test but they appear very promising on all other fronts so I would give these an Incidental Farmgirl Thumbs Up!

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