horrid splinter

Hello!
I was taking an "unsightly" branch off a tree I thought was a Robinia pseudoacacia, and I grabbed the brach and a big horrid thorn broke off in my finger (which after 4 days rooting about I'v finally removed!). I didn't realise they were thorned, was it not a Robinia or are they thorny???!
I will look before I grab next time anyway, lesson learnt!

 

Jesss,

Either way, next time you get a splinter soak the area in salt water to draw it out or buy a bloomin good pair of gloves like mine (�£2.50 - well I do spend large amounts on such trifles) :D

 

OW, bet that hurt :(

 

AHa! Salt water ey? I will do that next time.
I do NORMALLY wear gloves but they disintegrated, I finally binned them and then immediately recieved this nasty spike! Boooooo
Will get more gloves!

 

Robinia is thorny, as you now know, but I think there are thornless cultivars available.
Hope it gets better soon.

 

Oh, I had a Robinia ID'd last month from the grocery store parking lot ... I don't remember it being thorny. :confused:

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=37;t=000218

 

It certainly is thorny, almost as bad as quickthorn but not as many spikes, got a couple of scars from it on my forearm!

If you havent, make sure your teatanus is up to date and stick some antiseptic on.

I always buy mecurecrome when im on holiday in france, imo the best antiseptic about sadly its not sold over here.

 

Oh dear Jesss a splinter in ones finger is a right pain (sorry for the pun) especially the big ones which seem to burrow much further in than the little ones, just when you think you have the little blighter it breaks off and leaves the rest in place still!

Paula if we all had to wait until we got some new gloves before we did any work in the garden nothing will get done and as for paying �£2.50 for gloves I could never do that... I have still got loads left from Tesco's sale good job I got a loads because I get through them as quick as a chocolate bar! :D

Anyway Jesss hope your poor finger has stopped throbbing now.
Helen.xxx.

 

I recently felt a little shock of pain in my finger tip whenever I pressed something. I could see a little black dot in the finger tip and with a little bit of needle and tweezer finger surgery I extracted a 3mm long splinter.Small but uncomfortable.

I have also heard of the saltwater method but I couldn`t be bothered waiting for it to draw.

Don`t think it would be as satisfying as digging it out,probably a man thing :D

Hi LoL,
I am surprised at the amount of sharp thorns on the bouganvillea.

 

I use two pairs of gloves, one durable pair for the 'tough' jobs and lightweight pair for those jobs that need a more delicate touch. If I am lucky I can make both last just over a year, so gardening gloves are a very welcome pressie to find in a Christmas stocking !!

 

�£2.50, Paula!!!! Are you a millionaire? I get Boss lady to knit mine from unraveled socks. I then stick used corn plasters over the fingers. Us retired people have to watch the pennies. (Have you seen the price of gin?)

 

John, you are mad man totally mad :D :D

The thought of your hands like that has me in fits :D

How about rubber finger stops as well to finish the look :D

 

I rarely use gloves unless its lifting rough heavy things that are going to shred the hands or its digging in cold weather. So when weeding a splinter is not uncommon...and the things break off so I have this little black speck. I usually refer to the wife, she being a nurse. I hold out my arm and look away while she prods away with one of her needles. Much easier than doing it myself.
Worst splinters are those that go right under the fingernail :eek:

 

The worst thorns are the ones you get when your least expecting it eg last week when I caught my hand on a hawthorn branch whilst strimming, since i work on my own I dont even have an audidience for sypathy (fat chance).