I typically don't garden in a unbifurcated garment, but yes, most tasks can be done without leg covering. Most people garden in shorts after all, I personally never wear the things. Nor do I wear shoes in the garden either. I also never bother to turn the compost, although my dad does now that he only is gardening a 50ft square plot (at the largest) as opposed as 3 acres. Somehow it always seemed like just an extra thing to do when there was already way too much.