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Does anyone else get scratched up arms after messing with tomato plants? It looks like I had a stupid cat scratch me up and down my arm! They don't itch like they did last night, but they're still there this morning.
Use rose gloves that come up higher and that should help
Yes I do, In some cases, tomato plants can irritate the skin. The small fibers on the tomato plants are covered in plant-produced chemicals that can bother your skin. Redness, mild swelling, and itching are all signs of tomato irritation. you may actually have an allergy against tomatoes.
Thanks!! I never wear gloves when I'm out there. Truthfully, our plants have never done as well as they have this year, and they've grown so much that when I planted them, I didn't leave enough space between. Lesson learned for next year! We also got a lot of rain each evening for days in a row and they have split around the stems, as they got too much water and the insides apparently grew faster than the skin. We're growing a smaller variety next year and a couple big ones.
Google… Long arm gardening gloves. You can get a pair for under 15 bucks. I have some and I love them. I always wear gloves, and if I’m not wearing gloves, I’m wearing nitrile gloves. However if you were nitrile gloves frequently, I think they make you sweat more because your hands can’t sweat.
Thank you!!
Nice!! Everything in my garden ended up burning up. I could keep up with the heat we had here and lack of rain. After 2 1/2 months we finally got rain last night and this morning. Oklahoma has been crazy hot and windy this year. This fall Im trying again, but I have grow lights so going to set up a place in my garage to grow
I remember those Oklahoma summers very well! Miserable! We got married in spring of 2000 and it was already so warm that the icing on our cake started to melt, turning the cake into the tower of Pisa!
Sounds like you’re a bit of a green thumb. Wish I was ,I’m a hopeless gardener.
It's taken us a lot of trial and error gardens to get where we are this year. We had a decently rainy summer, so far, and the tree cut down that soaked up all the water before. We mixed up a good soil as well. Pulling grass and weeds sucks! Every day. ;)