I have a Power Planter bulb auger https://powerplanter.com/ <https://powerplanter.com/> . This puppy is a serious digger. My soil is heavy clay and my auger just churns thru it. Not cheap but totally worth the money. Jan > On Jun 7, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Hi David: > I've used one of these to plant 1000's of Narcissus. > It can work well in light soil, but with roots and rocks it's a tough go. > If the auger catches you can spin around like a top and the auger stay put. > New way to get tennis elbow as well. > > Arnold > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Pilling <david@davidpilling.com> > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Sent: Fri, Jun 7, 2019 8:26 pm > Subject: [pbs] Bulb planting tools > > Hi, > > I always "dib" bulbs in for mass planting in Autumn - my "dibber" being > a sawn off fork handle with a sharpened point. Last year I'd hurt my arm > and used a foot powered dibber - a long piece of wood with a cross bar > for ones foot. > > Anyway, I was sent this advertising link this week: > > https://cesdeals.com/product/… > > The idea is one uses an electric hand drill and this bit to make holes > for the bulbs. > > Seems unlikely to me. > > Short URL: > > http://tiny.cc/rpuy7y/ > > > -- > David Pilling > http://www.davidpilling.com/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…