Yardworks Bulb Planter
By Lorianna on - Updated Sep 18, 2011I use this simple but handy tool every year when I plant impatients in my front yard. I buy grown impatients, not seeds, so each one requires digging a small hole in the ground for transplanting. This bulb planter makes digging such holes very easy. It is a hollow metal cylinder with a handle on top; as you press it to the ground and push on the handle, the cylinder cuts our a neat, round hole of just the right size. The soil gets stuck inside the cylinder and is easily pulled out. Then you just shake the cylinder, making it release the soil, and you are ready to make another hole.
With the help of this bulb planter, I usually get the job done within one day. It requires some physical strength, and my muscles feel a little sore on the next day, but it would have been much worse if I had to dig each hole without it. I greatly recommend it for planting and transplanting flowers.
Update On Apr 23, 2008: Oops, I've just noticed that mine has gotten a little bent! Not sure what caused it: a lot of usage or maybe something heavy had fallen on it during winter storage in the shed... It still works fine though.
I have never heard of this product before. I have some landscaping to do this year - I'm going to look for thisi at Home Depot.
Sounds like a must have for the upcoming garden season.
Every year when I plant bulbs in the fall and dig each hole with a shovel, I vow to get on of these the next year. I will admit I never thought to use it to dig the holes for transplants, I have always used a shovel but this makes so much sense. Now I will get one this spring, thanks.
Hey, I think I'll grow Impatiens this year now that I know an easier way to plant them. Thanks!
I so wish I had a green thumb... Lots of people in my family do, but it has seemed to skip right over me. If I could actually keep something alive I would try this lol!
I use this every year. It is the fastest way to plant bulbs!
I'm getting ready to work in the garden so I appreciate the tip.
It does sound like a simple to use tool.
we do our fair share of bulb planting, and usually just stick with a simple "hand" tool, namely, my hand!! But this sounds like a nice tool to help make the process a little better...will keep it in mind!
I don't plant flowers, but this sounds like a really handy tool to have for any one that does plant. Sounds like you would not want to plant without it