I also start out with the best intentions of using gloves---and I actually keep them on my hands for a while. But eventually the desire to dig in the dirt wins out and the gloves come off. I do wear gloves (thermal) when raking and picking up leaves and doing fall clean up. But when planting in early spring, I need to feel the ground, and tease roots apart and put seeds into tiny holes. Just can't always do that with gloves, even the nitrile gloves (which are my favorite).
