Re: Bulb augers
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- Subject: Re: Bulb augers
- From: R* C*
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 10:32:32 -0500
I may be a little bit on the dumb side, but if I have a bed to dig for bulb
planting, I just dig up as much of the bed as I can, to a depth of about
12", add soil ammendments like bone meal or well composted manure, and then
add back dirt until I reach the right depth. Then I plant my bulbs and
cover them over. Works for me, and I find the soil improvement is worth the
extra work.
Bob Campbell
USDA 4
Southern Ontario
>
>Hi all,
>I, too, have the dreaded clay soil and after destroying several trowels and
>typical bulb planters I tried a neighbor's bulb auger, but found it too
hard
>to work with. Even with a high-powered drill, it would get stuck in the
>ground and I spent too much time digging it out. In better soil (like his,
>which has all been trucked in) it is ok. I agree with Chris-a trowel made
>from one-piece construction works well, and the one I bought for about $12
>has never been bent or broken-but you have to have strong wrists to get
down
>to 8 inches. Last year I bought the heavy-duty bulb planter from Daffodil
>Mart. It slices through the ground well and the leverage from rocking the
>handle creates a V-shaped hole. My only problem is that, although it goes
>down 8 inches, the V-shaped hole is not quite wide enough to plant large
>lily bulbs a full 8 inches down, so I have to rotate it to make a round
>hole, which requires a little extra work.
>
>
>Patty
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