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

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If you’re looking for a way to plant bulbs that doesn’t involve getting down on your hands and knees, then a long-handled planting tool, such as the Traditional Long Handled Bulb Planter from Kent & Stowe, is what you need. This garden tool supposedly makes life easier when planting bulbs and small plants, so I was excited to put it to the test with all of the spring bulbs that were waiting to be planted around my farm. There’s nothing complicated about using this bulb planter. Simply place it onto your soil and then step down onto the foot treads, twisting the tool as you do so. As it digs into the ground, the soil that it removes is held within the planter’s conical head – once you lift the tool out, you’ll see the plug. Quality-wise, it’s about what you’d expect for the price and will last as long as you take it easy and don’t try slamming it into hard soil or stamp on the foot rests too hard. I also used it for a while when planting wild garlic, but ended up going with the dibber instead, simply because the soil in that area was too hard for this tool to work effectively. I would also avoid using this tool in wet soil – it ends up wedged into the head, and you’ll need to use your hands to push it out each time. The WOLF-Garten FHN Bulb Planter Hand Tool performed exactly as I expected it to. It’s not a planter that I would recommend to anyone that has overly hard or stony soil, but, for everyone else, this clever little tool will make the bulb planting process so much faster.

We know how important your garden is to you. We've listened to our customers and introduced a new improved speedy delivery service, meaning Express deliverycomes as standard. The base of this bulb planter is serrated, which should help it easily slice into a variety of terrain types. The foot treads that sit above this are relatively wide – even if you’re wearing chunky wellies, you should still get a good grip. It’s also worth noting that due to the length of this drill bit, you’ll need to bend over for each hole that you dig. If this is an issue for you, but you like the idea of the auger drill bit, you could look into one of the longer/larger sizes available.

Surprisingly, I couldn’t find a single thing that I disliked about this dibber. It may be basic compared to some of the other bulb planting tools I tested, but, sometimes, that’s all you really need. Overall, I’d say it’s the best dibber tool available.

This WOLF-Garten bulb planter is extremely simple to use. All you need to do is place it down onto the soil, and then twist and push it in until you’ve reached your desired depth. Then, lift it out and you’ll see the soil plug held between the tool’s circular blades. Personally, I didn’t mind it at all, and thought it was a fair trade-off for the quality and durability of the tool. As mentioned, I found this bulb planter to be most effective on the soft soil in my raised flowerbeds – I was able to use it one-handed for the majority of the time. That said, I did use it on grass, and over a dried grass clipping mulch too, and it cut through both of these well. There are two measurement markings on the side of this bulb planter: 5cm and 10cm, with 10cm being the maximum depth that this tool will dig down to.If you'd like more than 10 bags of compost please call our Customer Service team who can arrange for a bespoke competitive quote on 01480 774555 (standard network charges apply) I used the Draper 3082 Bulb Planter to plant a selection of spring bulbs, including Russian snowdrops, tulips, crocuses, and wild garlic. Its 6 cm diameter was perfect for all of them. I did also give this tool a go when planting onion sets, but the hole that it created was too large. 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.

Made from chrome plated, carbon steel, this is certainly a nice-looking bit of gardening ‘bling’, and the Draper name labeled on the handle is one that should inspire confidence. Having said that, this is a low budget bulb planter, and this means that you cant just abuse the tool and expect it to live forever. No, this bulb planter will cut through soft soils without any issue, but it is not meant to be used on clay, and won’t work well at all on that kind of land. When it comes to emptying the soil out of the tool, you have two options. Either turn the tool upside down and let the soil fall neatly out, or dig another hole. The soil that the tool collects from this hole will push the old soil out of the bulb planter and leave it neatly on the ground, ready for you to re-fill your first hole with. 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. In terms of size, this bulb planter is ideal. The 7 cm diameter is suitable for a range of bulb sizes, and I made the most of the measurement markers to dig each hole to the perfect depth every time.

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The exception would be if you’ve been struggling to dig through hard ground – this tool makes that effortless. These tools come in a variety of materials, but the most common is either fully metal, or a metal head and wooden handle combination. Wooden handles are usually more comfortable to use for extended periods than metal ones, but they can be prone to snapping if the wood is cheap. Metal can be extremely durable, but if it is too thin, or low quality, it will bend under a bit of strain. You also have to be careful of rust and corrosion with metal, so look for something that is coated with a rust resistant material. Length At the present time, the three long-handled bulb planters above are probably your best options unless you really want to dig deep and spend a lot on a top—tier gardening tool from a specialist supplier. For most people though, either the countryman or Kent & Stowe models should do the job just fine, as long as you use the right tool for the right type of soil. If you have dense soil, like clay, you’d better go for the countryman long-handled bulb planter, but for softer soil types, the Kent & Stowe will do a great job. Long-handled bulb planter- buyer’s guide This high-quality Long Handled stainless steel bulb planter allows the easy creation of uniform holes for the planting of all your favourite bulbs of all shapes and sizes. 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.