Edward Tools Bulb Planter - Bend Free Tool for Planting Bulbs, Depth Marker for More consistent Planting Tulips, Daffodils, Dahlias (Assorted)

Very sturdy and easy to handle. I was able to plant 20 lily of the valley bulbs in less than 30 mins. Digs deep and cuts through superficial roots in the dirt. Would recommend

I'm very happy with this planter. It has worked well with a variety of soils, some firmly packed and hard. Of course the dryer, harder packed soil is more difficult to penetrate and falls through the hole but a solution is to wet the soil to soften it and make it more pliable and "stickable". With the more moist soil, whether loose or with a little more clay this unit pulled the dirt up just fine and then released it nicely. It took a little "elbow grease" to bore down in the soil either by shifting it back and forth to burrow down, or twisting it in a circle. But it worked just fine and I found the whole thing to be very sturdy. Even if I had put my who body on top of it , I don't think the handle would have bent- very sturdy, and I did lean pretty hard on it. The spring on top sometimes needed two hands to release it, but it worked just fine and someone with stronger hands may be able to use one thumb. I am very happy with it and just planted 50 daffodils !!!!!

Edward Tools Bulb Planter (Landscapers Select): After I basically trashed my old hand-held bulb planter last fall, when I was naturalizing narcissus in some pretty resistant woodland soil (roots, clay and a few rocks), I needed to get a replacement. I prefer the models where you can open\widen the bulb planter to make the extracted soil fall out easily. This bulb planter appears to be pretty sturdy, and I had no problems digging holes for the bulbs, although you would need some wrist and hand power when the ground is hard and not cooperative. (But this is a hand tool, and not a drill-powered auger, so that's realistic). I gave it a 4 overall, and a 4 for ease of use. The soil release action doesn't work as well as previous bulb planters I have had - you have to give it a smack to get rid of all the dirt. I found that using some organic food oil spray inside the planter helped the extracted soil plug fall out more cleanly. (I use organic food oil spray on metal gardening tools, to make them easier to clean and protect against rust). So, I found it to be quite a decent tool, but recommend you oil the inside to facilitate the release of the extracted dirt. (And a little tap with a rubber hammer can also be helpful - another household tool which has uses in the garden as well). Since I have only used this planter for one season, I did not rate it for long-term durability, but as mentioned previously, it appears to be a sturdy little gardening tool.

Worked well for planting daffodil bulbs in a flower bed. Planted 25 of them with no issues. If you have really hard soil, this is not the tool you are looking for though, it would bend.

After 150 holes in rocky soil it held up. I thought it was going to break. It not only held together but is in my garage ready to do 150 more. The only problem I had with the device is, my hand hurt for at least two weeks after I finished. I don’t think it was because of the tool or the design. It was probably because I wasn’t used to doing that work.

There are ZERO likes! Plenty of dislikes. I used it for the first time in a 25 year old vegetable area. That has well amended soil. The soil was neither hard or mushy wet that day. I was making holes for tomato plants. After the 4th hole. I pressed the soil release button on side of handle. It would not open. There was no soil clogging handle in or around screws. From then on out, I had to shake and hand remove soil. Hole #11, the handle bent over. As seen in picture. I bent it back to original position as best as possible. Just a week later, I went to make more holes, for tomato plants again. We had had a moderate rainstorm 2 days prior. The soil was semi dry, first 2-3 inches, then moderately moist, but not mushy muddy. I was only making holes 3-4 inches deep at most. As these were young plants. No more then 4 inches tall with roots. The handle bent over again, just as you see it now. I thought the idea of a soil release tool was wonderful! NOT! I had also purchased a similar bulb tool for my Dad. But the one I bought him was like our older, American made tools from yesterday years. It was made by Edeweilla, I believe. I should’ve just bought myself the same kind as his. I WOULD NOT recommend this tool to anyone. I just want a replacement like the other I had bought for my dad. Or a refund for this one.

Easy to use and helped so much when planting fall bulbs.

Hard to work with on clay predominant soils - even with adequate moisture. Ended up having to use a shovel. May do fine in already worked and amended beds.