Kent & Stowe Stainless Steel Long Handled Bulb Planter 100% FSC

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No matter the type of soil you use it in, it produces a neat, conical-shaped hole that’s perfect for small bulbs. I found it to be most beneficial when planting garlic, onions, and small flower bulbs such as crocuses. The hole that it created wasn’t quite deep or wide enough for the tulip bulbs that I was planting – I ended up using a different bulb planter for these. There are clear measurements marked onto the side of this bulb planter, with the deepest it can go being 10 cm. One of the best features of this tool are the depth rings. You can slide these rings on to adjust your planting depth – choose from either 2, 4, or 6 inches. There’s only one way to put each of the rings on, and only one place each of them can go, so whoever designed this tool really couldn’t have made things simpler.

At 101cm long, the Kent & Stowe traditional bulb planter is a good length to prevent most people having to bend over too much when operating it, and you can actually plant quite a few bulbs in a short time once you get used to the twisting action. Ease of Use: If the tool was easy to use with little effort needed on your part, even in tough soil, then it was rated much higher. This included bulb planters with longer handles, as this made them more accessible to all; you don’t have to bend down to use them, and they require minimal effort, meaning they can be used for long periods. If anything on it was adjustable (like the planting depth), we assessed how simple and easy it was to adjust it. If it did not have adjustable planting depth or at least planting depth markers, it scored lower because these required much more effort to assess the depth yourself. We also gave the bulb planter tool better scores if it collected multiple soil plugs or if it only collected a single soil plug, whether it was easy to pop out and could be used to refill the holes once the bulbs were planted.If you’re planting a lot of larger bulbs, use a bulb planter hand tool that removes plugs of earth . This tool creates uniform holes, and fills them in again, in two simple steps. Look for a width of around 60 mm, and depth marking on the side – something that can be really useful when planting different types of bulb. Storm Arwen Update: Storm Arwen battered my farm, and while trees and sheds went flying, I didn’t expect it to affect the bulbs that I had planted a couple of weeks previously. However, I was wrong – the next morning, all 250 holes that I had dug for my crocus bulbs were uncovered. I didn’t have this issue with the bulbs that I planted using any of the other bulb planters, so I’m assuming it was because the auger compacted the soil into the sides of the holes to such an extent that the new soil I added in never properly merged with the old soil. If you have clay soil, it is our advice, that you pay more, and get a stronger, more durable tool. Materials I used this bulb planter to plant a variety of spring bulbs, including tulips, daffodils, anemones, and snowdrops. Some went into raised beds, others went into hard and uncultivated soil, and several went into lawn. I couldn’t see any bulbs in the holes (I’m hoping they were further down) but I re-covered the holes anyway and have my fingers crossed for spring! Since these were pretty extenuating circumstances, I haven’t detracted any points from my scoring of the product, but it’s worth a mention for those of you who live in storm-prone areas.

A long-handled bulb planter consists of a long handle, often resembling a spade or some similar garden tool, and a cone shaped head. To use one, you only have to position it where you intend to plant the bulb, use your foot to push the cone into the soil, give it a few twists, and then pull the tool out, along with the soil. The long reach handle is made from beautiful ash wood that is shaped for comfort. There is a treaded edge foot grip allowing the planter to be easily pushed into the ground.I also appreciate how versatile this auger drill bit could be. It claims to also be helpful when it comes to planting bedding plants, mixing soil/cement, and digging holes for other purposes, and I can clearly see how this would be the case. However, this tool was brilliant for bulbs that needed to be planted a few inches down. In addition to the 250 crocus bulbs that it helped me to plant, I also used it for tulip bulbs of differing sizes (from large specialty tulip bulbs to smaller, dwarf varieties). Theoretically speaking, this auger drill bit should have been extremely simple to use. After all, just point it at the ground, turn your drill on, and hold on tight, right? This would be the case if you’re working with soft soil; although, chances are that you wouldn’t need such a savage bulb planting tool if your soil fits that criteria.

It’s heavy, but this also means that you don’t need to use any force when digging holes. Rather than having to manually push this tool into the ground, the step, twist, and pull motion is all that is required. Digging holes in hard soil is never an enjoyable task, but this Garden Auger Drill Bit was created to take the hard graft out of a challenging job. It claims to be able to dig hundreds of holes in just minutes – fortunately, I had hundreds of spring bulbs to plant around my farm, so I was more than ready to put this promise to the test.The Draper 3082 Bulb Planter may be lightweight, but it feels like a durable tool. It’s made from chrome-plated steel and is fitted with a green plastic handle with a button that can be squeezed to trigger the tool’s soil-release feature. In terms of measurements, the dibber is 29 cm long in total , and the spike/head is 12 cm . While dibbers are available in many different sizes, this one seems ideal for bulb planting.