Re: bulb planting tools ?
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: bulb planting tools ?
- From: W*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 07:29:53 EDT
In a message dated 8/29/99 8:26:07 PM CST, backhoe@scan.missouri.org writes:
<< I use an auger on an electric drill. It is fast and practically
painless -- that is unless you wind into some tree roots. Really works well
for me. >>
Ditto! I have several -- different diameters and lengths. The bigger ones
are expensive but worth it. Tree roots can be a killer! But, I think, the
augers are best in my Hard-as-a-Rock clay soil. Works best when I drill down
a little, bring it back up a little. Then drill down a little farther down,
pull back a little. I keep that up until I get to the depth I want. If I
try to drill the hole all the way to the proper depth, without withdrawing it
a little now and then, it will wind into the ground and stick there, making
it difficult to even reverse it out.
The augers are great for other things like planting bedding plants. This
year I used the large one to plant my tomatoes. Worked great!! Drilled down
as far as I could so the plants were put in really deep. Then I back-filled
the holes with humus and manure.
I have tried the post-hole digger but my ground is too hard. Same for the
dibbler. I, personally, believe that The "Stab & Pull" method with a garden
trowel is good only for smaller bulbs that don't have to be planted deeply.
Best Wishes to you --
Barb
USDA Zone 5, Rock Island, IL
"What this country needs is dirtier fingernails & cleaner minds." Will Rogers
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