It was nice...there were a few pricklies, but overall, really cool. I had to wear my Birkenstock's to use the shovel, though...ok, so it wasn't an all inclusive barefoot deal. My feet feel nice and tingly now.
I tried gardening in my flip-flops today and found it easier to just throw them off somewhere while I was walking around in the soft soil, so I accidentally barefooted it today, I guess.
I alway mow my lawn barefoot. Unfortuately now I am back on crutches that make it a little difficult, but I can walk a bit on my cast, so I will try. The end result will be one green foot and a green cast with some green toes sticking out.
ooh... yeah, i did this one day, on a really thick lawn, didn't notice bugs and got bit by an ant, it swelled my entire foot up. i don't mind using a riding lawnmower without shoes, but i wear them for the push mower just because i hate having an enormous foot for a week! (bugs love my skin)
I was just thinking of this thread today... while gardening barefoot again. My bf was there weeding with me and he stripped his feet, too, then told me his mom is a barefoot gardener as well. I think I have another reason to like this family.
I've been doing some barefoot gardening. I've even used a shovel barefoot. It wasn't the most comfortable feeling, but it didn't hurt all that much. I didn't dig very deeply, though. I'd imagine shoes would become necessary only if I were setting a fence post deeply into the ground, though. What's really nice is that nurseries often recognize that people love to garden barefoot and don't have any problem with barefoot customers. The nursery I was at the other day had very helpful associates, too, who seemed bored due to a general lack of customers - it's a bit late in the season to be starting a garden, I must admit, though.
I also did some digging barefoot this spring. Was sort of soft soil though, some weeds, with a few deep roots from a tree that used to be there and from reeds growing in from the small stream right next to the plot, but otherwise it was soil that was previously farmed. No thick sod to dig through, I don't know if I could do that barefoot, haven't been needing to dig up any grassy plots for years.
I'm almost always barefoot when doing yard work in Summer, even when mowing. This morning I was cutting up branches and brush from I pile I started last year, and I got two minor cuts on my fingers, but my feet didn't get cut at all. Funny how that works, huh? And some people out there think I should wear shoes more without mentioning gloves? -lol
