Why is it wise to wear gloves when spreading fertilizer in a garden?

Why is it wise to wear gloves when spreading fertilizer in a garden?

Why is it wise to wear gloves when spreading fertilizer in a garden?
it is wise to wear cloves if you mess with any fertlilizer or anything chemicla because fertilizer has nigrogen.
Reply:because it can burn and or irriate your skin.
Reply:so you don't get chemicals on your hand, it can't be healthy
Reply:the chemicals will be absorbed into you body through the skin and it burns your hands
Reply:lol first ewww i hate putting fertilisers their so gross omg but i ahte to say it but everything starts from that omg .eww worst part is their made form our own poop. imagine this famer planting a celery and putting fertilizer and that celery absorbs the fertilizer(poop) and it gets shipped to groceries and somsone buys it and eatin it right now..EEWWWW so gross he or she is eatin someone elses POOOOOP
Reply:some people can be allergic to some of the chemicals and if your hands sweat or for some other reason get wet there is a chance you can get a chemical burn. when I was actively farming I used to use about 10 Tons a year and to tell you the truth I never wore gloves and never had any problem
Reply:Because fertilizer is not for humans, just for plants.
Reply:Straight fertilizers are usually salts so they can dry out your skin and cause pain in cuts.

However, most of the more expensive brands are "prilled" ..wrapped in soluble little bubbles and are less likely to harm a bare hand.

OTOH, some fertilizers, prilled and not, have weed killers in the blend that can be absorbed through the skin.



Wearing gloves is a sensible precaution as is eye protection and a dust protector over the mouth, although none of these are mandatory.
Reply:The chemical stuff is nasty. And yes it can go intoyou right thru your skin. Or stain you blue, if you have that kind.



If its like composted manure (or uncomposted) there can also be little things in it, like glass or thorns or seed poity things. Sharp stuff to cut you.



Sometimes I find broken plastic and wire in bags of compost. Those cuts get infected real easy with manure and dirt in them.



Gloves are good. Make sure you get a pair that fits and will keep the cutting things, like rose thorns, from stabbing you. I prefere leather. Those rubber coated cloth ones are good too. But they make my hands sweat.

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