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For years, I've been searching for a bulb planter that really works, by which I mean in areas/beds where the soil has already been amended as needed. Most of them get used one season and discarded, when the release mechanism for the soil clump ceases to work, or when they require the arm strength of King Kong to cut through the soil. Last year I tried the Oxo version, and was pleased with the way it worked and held up to use. BUT it still goes to a maximum depth of 6 inches, and still produces a tapering hole. For large bulbs, or for tulips that need a depth of 8 - 10" for best perennializing, I still have to enlarge and/or deepen the hole, which defeats the point of the tool. I'm now at the stage of adding bulbs around existing perennials and shrubs, so major excavation isn't practical.
In past years, I tried the bulb auger (sp?) that attaches to a drill, but wasn't thrilled with it; and it would now be too destructive to use around existing plantings.
If anyone has found a tool that truly does the job, I'd love to hear about it - and thanks!
Ruth
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