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27 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Makes planting easier and incredibly quick Apr 26, 2009
By Amy Duncan
"Amy Duncan"
I wish we'd discovered this years ago. After a home-renovation-from-hell, we not only have some major re-landscaping to do, we have to do it all ourselves because we have no more money. I'd read mixed reviews on augers on Amazon and other sites and purchased this the Garden Auger because it seemed pretty sturdy and at 24" is longer than many others (don't have to bend so far). We were not disappointed. We planted 300 bareroot plants in less than an hour. My husband drilled the holes and I came behind him, planted and covered. It worked just as well in a newly prepared bed as it did when we spot drilled in an existing bed. In fact, it seemed to do even better in soil that wasn't as aerated.
It takes a little bit to get used to drilling and I had to use two hands so the torque didn't twist the drill in my hand. But, it's something that you get used to. I knew it would make quick work of the planting, I just didn't think it would be this quick. We're watching our budget very closely but this was well worth the cost. Love it! Can't wait to use it to plant bulbs in the fall.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Super auger Jul 08, 2010
By adriftinpa
Super auger. I am a Machinist/Tool Maker and I find this auger to be the best of any that I have looked at. I have used it for fence posts, bulbs, small seedlings and aerating our compost piles.
UPDATE 6/2011: Still going strong after a year of use. I still stand by my review and have not seen another as good.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
it works. even hard ground, grovel, rocky soil Aug 14, 2010
By Chris Welch
"Tecknodragon"
to use this every day at work. Find it hard to believe that it works that well for that price. Glad I have a extra battery for my drill, and a high torque setting.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
OUTSTANDING!! Mar 06, 2011
By Timothy G. Varian
This bulb auger is OUTSTANDING!! I am a cancer survivor and this drill auger SAVED MY BACK planting 3,000 Zoyzia grass plugs! Others have rated this auger LOW because they say it spins in a drill because it is ROUND and needs to be GROUND to have FLAT sides!! - DUHHH: RUBBISH!! They are just VERY SLOW: Not everybody has a GRINDER, like they SUGGEST!! - HOWEVER, EVERYBODY HAS A HAMMER!! Go to an ANVIL (aka: A METAL MANHOLE COVER) and SMASH the auger bit end to make FLAT SURFACES on two sides!! -- WORKS GREATLY!!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Ok for very small chores, but not what I expected Feb 24, 2011
By Ozarks1
This auger bit was rather a disappointment to me. From reading other reviews, I expected to get out with my 18v cordless drill and this bit to quickly plant my 1000+ fall bulbs. It was quickly apparent that the cordless drill would not work well. It would turn the bit and drill a hole, but it would run the brand new large battery down about every 3 holes, so changing batteries got tiring fast! I then hooked up my monstrous electric drill which did run this bit quite well. However, I could only drill 1-3 holes at a time before putting the bulbs in because the dirt would cave back in on the holes as I was drilling the next holes - 6" apart as recommended for these bulbs. So, it was VERY slow to dig a hole, place a bulb, fertilize it, fill the hole, pick up the drill to drill the next hole.... Plus, even though I was digging in 2 foot deep very nice garden soil, no rocks, the drill and bit combo would occasionally yank my arm - felt it nearly broke my wrist one time. I tried drilling very slowly and carefully, but it still would yank me around some. I finally quit with this bit. Went and got a Stihl BT 45 auger from a friend, and this thing rocks! It would easily drill the bulb holes in the flower bed, and it even will drill 18" deep holes for naturalizing bulbs under the trees in our extremely rocky, hard Ozark soil. So, if you have a very few holes to dig, you might try this little auger bit on a drill. But, for major projects, you really should consider a real auger - it is definitely worth it! I will be purchasing one of these babies for myself very soon!
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