This green-fingered malarky.....

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    I think I am doing it wrong.

    Sure, stuff is growing for me, and quite a bit of it from seed too - but I can't say that I have got to the green-fingered stage yet......















    Mine are generally black as night from handling compost! :snork:
     
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      You are supposed to wash them from time to time FC...... and don't forget the hand cream, handling compost/soil dries your hands out. :heehee:
       
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        Wear gloves! :ideaIPB:
         
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          I keep one of those small, squirty, cleaner wotsits in my blow-away for a speedy clean up :redface:
           
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            Blokes aren't supposed to moisturise. Have you not seen the adverts? It prevents us from being able to hold a pint of John Smiths.
             
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              You're behind the times: modern men are "Metrosexual" :whistle:
              Marketeers make a fortune from it :heehee:
               
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                Clueless, put the hand cream on half an hour before your John Smiths. :heehee:
                 
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                  CL1 does in fact use moisturiser daily on hands, face and soles of feet. It keeps me beautiful:)
                   
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                    Im the same FC ..oil of ulay,dove or vaseline intensive gare dont work..some1 needs to develope a hardcore barrier cream for pre planting etc:dbgrtmb: and thats with glove protection included:heehee:
                    My skin is a reet mess :gaah:
                     
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                    Indeed this is the truth. Cheapo Petroleum Jelly does though.
                     
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                    My husband swears by Neutrogena.....apparently this is what the Norwegian fishermen use, according to the advert. :) Husband is neither a fisherman or a gardener. :doh:

                    Edit: He 's not Norwegian either! :heehee:
                     
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                      I can see neutrogena being a good choice to keep your hands hydrated nourished and gently "greased" during heavy gardening jobs. It is really important to keep the skin hydrated because dry skin promotes infections.
                       
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                      Now, a Metro is either a car:
                      davidson-1_2219114k.jpg

                      Or a bus:
                      Metrobus.jpg

                      Neither of which I'd be inclined to be 'sexual' with - - especially the latter, coz I could end up PCV-positive! :heehee:
                       
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