Re: Bulb augers
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Bulb augers
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 00:51:54 -0600 (CST)
> Thanks Bill Lee for your suggestion about the spade. I thought the same thing
> you did about the trowel. I've seen Roger Swain from the Victory Garden use
> the method of the trowel and pulling it back but my soil is not worked and
> amended like his is. I'm going to try to work on that this year
I've had very good luck using a hand trowel to plant my bulbs. I used
to go through two or three per year, but when I was in Maine a couple of
years back I bought two wonderful hand-crafted trowels. They weren't
expensive -- I think it was $13.00 each, and I've been using them
ever since. The "blade" on the trowel is fused directly to a steel
shaft which runs through the entire handle.
With it I can plant in our Illinois clay without any problems. And
in return, I clean, oil, and sometimes sharpen my trowels when they're
starting to look a little down. :)
So if you find a good trowel, spend the extra $$$. I could never have
planted those 1000+ bulbs without it!
Chris
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