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Since I can no longer dig with a shovel, this might just be the solution for me. Thank you so much for this video.
Me till I was heading up to either home depot or lowes and the garden center Definitely hard to dig this many holes
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When I hit 50 and I fell apart, cant dig for shit any more!
Got an auger and tried it out last week..kicked up a ton of dirt..i had the drill on reverse!!!worked much better going in the proper direction!
I _hate it_ when that happens!
Thanks. Using mine for the first time after Gator football game. Will be sure to check it is in forward.
Sounds like something I would do! lol
Oh no! Lol
I just honestly LOLed im sorry. Great it worked out in the end though!
I've watched every minute of it even though I live in an apartment lol
Eloise Ho hahaha! I really have no plans to use an auger but I also watched the entire video. Really enjoy all their videos!
same lol
I don't even plant but watching any of their videos is therapeutic for me
It's satisfying in the same way watching travel shows helps us feel like we've 'been somewhere'!
I am a condo dweller with no scope of owning a home in the near future. But boy!! Do I learn from Laura. If I ever get lucky enough to buy a house - I am ready to garden!
For context, I have a small garden, so no mass bulb plantings etc. Its midnight here in Australia, on Saturday night no less. I have just spent 17 minutes watching a video about digging holes using a drill. Now I don't own a drill so this is not something I will likely need. But, that my friend is how much I look forward to all of your videos. Watched it, loved it and if I'm ever in the market I now have all the information I need. Thanks so much. Now Iprobably need to go to sleep...🤣
Watching our friend Laura do absolutely ANYTHING is entertaining!!
Jenny Williams I know right? In Melbourne watching bulb planting videos even though we can’t plant until May😁
Same! I’m in Perth and have a paved outdoor area with a lot of pots. I watch every video because I love the information. Even if it’s clearing a mountain of snow off their roof 🤣 It’s almost like Laura and Aaron are our friends, and we’re hanging out with them.
I have lupus and this is a serious game changer for me! No more of having to wait on my husband to dig a hole for me! Thanks you so much 😊
Very informative..... I was watching keenly and I don’t have a garden.... Laura listening to you talk in the mornings is always very relaxing for me mentally ...... Thank you.
So glad you’re learning young to make it easier so you can garden indefinitely. 👍🏻😊💚
I began woodland shade gardening 6 years ago after I retired. Every design and every plant has to pass this test: will it continue to be workable as I get older? My goal is to be able to enjoy the experience as my abilities will inevitably change as time goes on.
You are so lucky to have no rocks. I’m in NE and it’s “ dig a hole find a rock” . They are the best thing I grow in my garden lol
Yeah I look at her digging her holes in disbelief, like where is this magical soil with no rocks? With us any hole I dig would be at least 1/4 rocks. I'm hoping this drill & auger concept (after I get it and watch all the safety videos) would help me save time despite the rock farm reality.
Us too. We are a fishing and farming community on the Massachusetts coast. We "grow" rocks here😂! They come up everywhere: in my vegetable garden, flower plots, hedges, and even coming up in our paved driveway!!! We have Grown some very large ones over the last thirty years. But mostly we have the smaller rocks.
Laura and Aaron are so blessed to not have to deal with this problem.
We clear the garden of those obstacles. Then we can dig anywhere.
My husband and I are getting to a place in life where digging really hurts! This video gave me hope for feeling better about "digging" in our yard and doing it with much less pain the next day.
Thank you, so much! I appreciate all you guys do to make our gardening more fun!!!
God bless you!!!
After using the auger, your soil looks like powdered cocoa flying through the air and I'm LIVING for it! 💚
I'm sure that, shortly, some pseudo-soil-microbiologist will be in the comments section ranting about disrupting the soil ecology. Those "no-dig" folks are like cult followers.
@@Bamboo4U2 Well even no dig people need a hole to plant a new plant in! They just don't dig it much after that.
That's what I like about your channel, you go beyond with as much helpful information as you can. TYFS
Excellent demonstration and presentation of use of augers in gardening. Bravo!
I looked at just about every YT video that covered using a plant auger and this is the ONLY one that fully explained how/and how not to use this tool. Thank you.
The Niewold family are such great people! So happy to see their products working so well in your garden!
I never new digging a hole can be so satisfying 😎🍁🌱
Finally getting one! Planting will be much easier now.
I'm looking at my 12V cordless drill and feeling inadequate :)
*off to talk wife into getting a 20V hammer drill*
LOL me too
Excellent demo! I am doing more bulbs every year and for a senior an auger will be very useful.
I’m so excited for this coming year in GA and can’t wait to see what you guys have up your sleeves!
I am rethinking augers now. The on we broke was the wrong type auger. I feel like this was very good for me to see. Thanks so much!!
We've used an auger and drill to plant summer annuals for a couple years. When doing large amounts, or making patterns in odd shaped beds, it goes really fast.
I’m definitely going to be getting the 3 inch. This will definitely come in handy for my bulbs, my mostly for my plants! That’s awesome!
Thank you so much for sharing 💜🤗
I bought an auger after watching one of your earlier videos. I planted 80 tulips around the new light pole my husband and son installed and he watched me and was amazed at how much easier it made the job. We have rocky and heavy clay soil in unpredictable spots so once in a while it would throw my wrist around. Hubby took the drill and put it on setting 1 and after that it worked like a dream! I can't agree more with you! Hubby said, I bet if you were using a shovel that would be much more work. I said, "Well I wouldn't even be doing this then." So thumbs up!!! Thank you Laura. Another Michigan gardener here.
Question, I have stones in my soil, sometimes Im picking them out. Did your auger still drill through safely or did the auger throw the stones around?
@@vtwlim67 it depends on the size of the stones. Smaller ones just came up with soil. Bigger ones stopped the auger. The first year doing this all went well, this past fall the drill ripped out of my hand twice and I damaged two fingers. It took 7 months to heal. My husband is going to get me a two handed drill for this coming fall.
Hi Laura! Thank you sharing all of the information on the different size drills and augers! You and Aaron are always so thoughtful in sharing these types of tips, and it is very much appreciated.
Ha! I was planning to get my other half a power auger for Christmas this year (he's an ice fisherman). Who knew that it would end up being a gift for me, too! 😁 Thanks so much for the idea. You're by far my favorite channel.
Great demo! I love how you showed so many details of the tools and of the uses. I'm really happy for you, that they'll save you from so much bending in the future!!!
Wow!! I am loving this. For those of us who ache after big plantings this could be a Godsend!!
Laura, you always have such good information for us gardeners. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experiences. Thank you!
Love it! While the initial investment is more, I am thinking that you could use the 9 inch auger even for smaller pot planting, right? After all, you would just be churning up the soil into nice fluffy medium. Which would be good for the plant and your garden soil; would you agree?
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When I saw you using the small one for tulips, the lightbulb went off in my head! I ordered a big one last week 😀
SooooooooOoooOOoo excited for spring videos by Garden Answer🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Love this video! You took the fear right out of “using power tools” in the garden! I feel confident that I can handle an auger/drill with no problems...Thanks!
Thank you so much for the tips on the auger I am going to look into getting myself one to plant in the spring and fall and I am totally looking forward to an evergreen tour this winter those boxwoods behind you sure do pop once everything else is missing
Great Video as always. The circle of box woods in the back ground have grown so much. I remember watching the video of you planting them and them being so tiny. Xx
Love this video. I love how thorough you are in you explanations and how easy you make it for us. I have some daffs in the garage just waiting.
Just love watching your videos......I got an auger from Home Depot this year because of you but didn’t know about the drill settings. So.....thanks again for the helpful information!😊
Thank you so much Laura and Aaron, great video. Digging with a shovel has become more and more difficult as I have gotten older and this would be the perfect solution to me being able to plant some things in my small yard. I have a good drill with three batteries, and it's a heavier duty drill, so this is the solution for me. Now I am armed with great information and I can get these tools. Thank you again for a wonderful video, when spring comes I will be ready.
You are not alone. This year was the worst on my body to the point of restricting me from the activity I have loved more than thirty years. I'm now on an anti-inflammatory diet and in one week have noticed improved mobility. By next spring, I should be back to my old (younger) self and enjoying gardening again.
Thanks for doing this demo, Laura and Aaron! I invested in these a couple of years ago when we had to redo our entire landscape after a flood. They have paid for themselves over and over in saving time and our backs. I use them to plant everything from bulbs to 5 gallon cans and they work beautifully to “till” the soil so the plants have a nice loose home to grow roots. I’m sure this will help many people! 💚🌿🌷
I need these! I never thought of planting anything but bulbs this way. My knees are so bad I can't dig much anymore. I was wondering what I'm going to do. The cost is an issue, but could save for it. Worth it to save my knees. Still have to dig up plants for dividing, but I wouldn't have to dig a second hole for the division. Thank you so much!
Yes these help so much!! I planted over 1500 this year and and augur helped so.much help!! I think the 3 inch 12 inch is perfect!! I am in Michigan and need to plant a few more. Lol
Great demo, very helpful. Thanks Laura! 😊
I love watching your videos! You have inspired me, a non gardener to get out in the yard and start planting! All your videos are so educational and helpful and I want to thank you and your husband for inspiring me and my family.
The "vertical rototiller"! Great for getting through hard-pan. Love it!
I do love how it crumbles up the soil. Like chocolate cake mix. I just have a lot of roots and rocks in my clay soil so I don’t know how well it would work for me.
I have a lot of rocks and clay soil too. This brand is the only one that will work, and I did end up getting one of the heavy duty one that doesn't bog down or break when hitting rocks. Just go really slowly, wiggle it around a bit, and if you hit a rock bigger than you can move with the auger just move over a bit and try again. That worked for me at least. I did end up using my spade to dig out a couple of rocks b/c I did not want to move over, but the soil had been loosened enough so that was easy, too.
bonitadc3 good to know, thanks!
I have never thought about getting an auger....but I will be in the market in the spring. How have I never thought of how easy this would be for spring planning. 🙂 I love your video's. Thank you for so many great tips.
I got the three inch one. It helps a lot. I’m 71. And it’s getting hard to bend over to plant 130 bulbs 🤗
how did you protect your wrists from injury? we have hard clay/rocks.
We do too. I am hoping the side handle on the drill, will help
That's the most beautiful rock-free soil I've ever seen!
I bought a 3" & 2'long auger & it worked so great for me. One of the most helpful tools I've bought. Great video. Thanks so much.
this is a game changer! My soil is hard clay and while I've been working on softening it up a bit, this would help A LOT, particularly for the larger bushes I want to plant next summer!
Upvoting you. I live in Portland, and my soil is like solid moist clay. I tried to use the Power Planter 3"x12" auger with Dewalt 20v drill on the settings Laura (and Power Planter recommend) for tulip bulb planting, but it was near impossible. I didn't hit rocks, but the clay itself just hugged the auger completely! When we lifted the drill up, the auger was covered in solid clumps of moist clay. You can poke them off with a finger, but then you keep having to do this multiple times for just one hole to get down to 6"-8". We gave up and did the trench method with a shovel, which was...painful but quicker. We backfilled with bagged top soil, and since we did the trench method, we ended up needing much more top soil than we would have if the auger had worked. I hope Laura can please comment on clay+augers in the Monday video review video! Would a 60v drill get the job done? Do we need dry clay for this to work?
Can you give us a update on the weeping spruce pendula that you planted a few years ago?
I bought these after seeing you use them in a more recent video and it has made transplanting seedlings so much easier! We bought a house last fall and these have made planting out new bushes, bulbs, and even garden seedlings SO much easier!
I just got a bunch of irises from a friend one of these will definitely come in handy 😁
Thank you Laura. We have a long tradition of planting tulips in our family and I have always used the trench method. Let's just say that I'm usually sore for days after our annual planting. I found your tulip planting video earlier this year after the shut down. Now, with this additional info, I was able to purchase and test out the 2 and 3 in augers that you recommended. Let's just say this year's planting will be very different. So great! Many thanks!
Love this video! I do have a drill, I am going to check into the augers! I do plant alot all Spring & Summer, the auger will come in handy next season!!! Looking forward to next season! Thank you for the info, I am going to check it out!! 😊👍🌿🌷🌻🌺🌹😉
I love this idea! Not sure why I only thought about using my auger for bulbs. After watching your video I pulled out my 2" auger and quickly made perfect size holes for all my fall vegetable transplants. Wow, so much easier! Thanks for sharing and showing the comparisons Laura 🙂
I liked this video Laura. I have been thinking about an easier way to dig holes, getting older here, so this was spot on for me! I love your content!
So glad your planting chores will be easier for you moving forward. You are hard workers with a large property so happy to realize just how much this will help you guys. Fantastic.😳👍
Wow, thank you Laura, very informative demonstration 💜👍 so helpful. Take care and God Bless, Chris-Raleigh NC
Thank you for demonstrating how to use garden auger bits. I fed two magnolia trees today in a matter of minutes thanks to you. I bought a drill with a handle as you suggested. I’m so glad that I did because my wrist would have been toast were it not for the drill handle. Your videos are so helpful.
YAAAASSSSS😄 this is exactly what I needed to see! I’ve been looking into augers because I wanted bigger holes for pots now I feel much more confident into making the investment! Thanks girlfriend ! LOL👍🏼
This is the perfect video for me! I've had my neck and lower back fused making tasks like digging a challenge. I've used a drill but not an auger. I like how you reviewed all the various sizes of both augers and drills so I could know which is the one for me. I'll need to be on my knees as bending at the waist like you did isn't good for lower backs. Thanks Laura and Aaron, I'll be adding to my Xmas wish list!
I always use a hand tiller to dig holes for my plants. It’s way easier than a shovel!!! I’m now wanting to move to this method! Love your videos!!!
I bought the 3x12 after watching your bulb planting video. Love it! Now I need to get the larger one for my husband. It will make post hole digging a breeze. Thank you for all you do! -Former non-gardener
Thank you for making this video. I am new to gardening and I have been going crazy trying to decide what size auger I need. Your video was great and you explained the differences very well.
I am literally waiting for my sister to show up with her auger so we can start planting my bulbs. Watching your videos is one of my favorite things to do in the morning while I drink my coffee.
Love your presentations, honest and real ! Thank you🌸
Thanks! I bought a standard auger from a big box store and use it for a lot even to start holes to put a fence in LOL. But I did not know there were different sizes and then the different uses for various bulb sizes so thanks for that information and the information on the drill settings also.
I was out in the yard planting bulbs w/ an auger today! Because I am disabled I went out & got one this year. It def helped!!!
This was SO helpful!! I first got myself a 24" auger that was NOT PowerPlanter and it stripped almost right away, I maybe got 3 holes dug then it just would not grip (no hex). So I ordered the PowerPlanter after your planting of the 3k bulbs and it was a world of difference. I did find that the handle was necessary in my clay and rocky soil, and my Dewalt did not have one. However, the replacement handles sell on Amazon for $12 - and thanks to all these great tips I'm finally finishing up my 2400 bulb planting journey. Thank you for helping me do these tasks all by myself!!
Coffee with Laura and the 411 on augers and drills, such good information!!!!! One of the smaller ones may be a good investment for my work place as we do plant a fair amount and it would help with how fast we can do things and who can dig the hole. I feel like any one can use the drill set up so thank you for all the choices and specific information!!
Thank you guys! That is awesome! I did buy the ones you have been using. I even broke 2 of them and good thing that they are life time warranty because they gave me new ones. We have clay soil here and no one amended the soil in the yard ... I only did it for the vegetable garden and the flower patch I made.....it is going to be a whole until will have it the way I want it since it's done smaller scale at the time. Hugs.🌷🌱💜🤗
Thanks for this video. Great info. After watching your videos I’ve bought a couple of augers. 💜💜
I cant thank you enough. I never knew of augers until now. It has changed my life. I do our garden and flower bed (for the wifey as she loves this stuff and i love seeing her happy). However with injuries and previous surgeries from my time in the army doing it by hand and the ups and down would kill me. I literally would be bed ridden for a few days. After finding your videos (which i love) it change my whole approach and tools used. So thank you, my back, and the rest of me thanks you. :) hope you and the hubby have a wonderful day.
Thank you so much. This is the most professional and educational presentation i have seen. You cover every aspect of purchasing and working with augers Thank you again!!
awesome!!!! ordered around 200 bulbs myself for spring so was just telling hubby i needed an auger!! i'll have him watch this video so we can make sure i'm all set up... this was very informative!! and more power tools in the garden: it's a good thing!!!
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Perfect timing for me to learn about these.. I am needing to get a drill said now I feel much more knowledgeable..
I was going to dread digging holes for each bulb..🌷🌷🌷
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Very helpful never used a auger till this year to plant bulbs so much easier thank you!
This is now on my Christmas wish list!
Just found this video. I really appreciate this information as I have been wondering which to try. Thanks, Laura. Loving Ruselll! God bless you and your precious family.
I have hard clay and use a two inch auger and can dig any size hole with it. I use it to plant anything I need. I am 77 and can’t use a shovel. Just make sure you are pushing down from above
Love this video! Thanks for sharing. I always want tips on how to do something more efficiently!
Love your videos, I've been watching you since the beginning. At first it was to learn more about gardening & then it felt like I was watching a dear friend so I kept watching to see my "friend" & to celebrate in your new house & growing family.
So I am watching this video with my honey, who also enjoys your videos, & he was mentioning the drill you're using is a hammer drill specifically designed for drilling into concrete & masonry as well as regular drilling which is why has the handle. He was saying it also has the bigger opening, a 1/2 inch chuck, smaller drills have a 3/8 inch chuck. I hope this is helpful for anyone looking to buy a drill with a handle or one like you guys have.
You are more informative than a Home Depot or Lowes representative!!! I loved your video. I'm building a covered garden in the back yard and the auger drill bits will definitely be helpful. I want to plant flowering bushes in the front yard as well. You have been very helpful. Your property looks great. Thanks!
I REALLY appreciate all this detailed info on augers and also on drills, drill settings and that drill side handle. I was a little stumped as to how strong / powerful my drill needs to be to use a 5" or 7" wide auger in fairly rocky soil. I think your bigger drill later in the video was 60V so I went with 60V but in a different drill shape so I can use it for regular home drilling projects too. It's not cheap but this way I don't have to pay someone to dig & put in plants for me!
I bought an augur this fall for my bulbs but there was only one type available in the box store. I did look on Amazon but there were so many that it was confusing so thanks for explaining them in this video, it was so helpful. I’ve got clay soil with what seems like tons of rocks so I think one of the bigger augurs is going to come in handy next spring.
This is a brilliant, brilliant video - thank you! Absolutely on point, with lots of explanations and examples with a variety of augers and excellent warning to watch out for 'drill flip' (I don't have a second handle for my drill so I'll be careful). I bought my cordless drill and augers on the back of your video! I have 100 various bulbs to plant into heavy London clay. I had previously tried to hand-dig bulb holes in my soil and could only get max 5 inches/12cm down which took ages too and wore me out as soil too compacted (especially near tree stumps/roots), so I bought a traditional bulb-planter but that only penetrated soil to 2" (despite TWO MONTHS of non-stop rain which I thought would make the soil easier to dig but it just clagged up the clay even more!). Off to garden now whilst there's a brief break in the rain to give it a go and hoping for a pleasant afternoon - will try not to get carried away and drill for England!
Thanks for sharing! I love all the information you put out there.
Wonderful info! I Thank you once again for these very enlightening videos from North Idaho! 💚🌿
I’m sold on using an auger. After your bulb video where you used it, I bought one and planted a couple of hundred bulbs in just a couple of hours. And then planted some hydrangea bushes too. Thank you!!!
Looks like I'll be investing in an auger. Just got done planting 150 bulbs using a hand bulb planter, and trench method and my body is feeling it! Thanks for sharing such in depth information. Always look forward to your videos!
Thank you Julie! Very valuable information. I am taking your advise. All the best for you on your projects!
LOVE this kind of detailed content!
What a game changer!! Thank you.
Thanks for this neat idea of essentially GARDENING SMART! Already got my 1st auger by Ames
These Augers make a great tool for premixing plant food and combining soil in a container before adding to plants, it's like a portable blender.
I plan on planting a ton of bulbs in heavy hard clay soil! I got the 3” X 12” after seeing you use one and I can’t wait to try it! I wish I saw it sooner I planted a ton this summer and being older it took its tole on me! Thank you for all of the good tips you provide you are awesome! ❤️
Pat-how did it work for you in clay? I have the same situation.
Super helpful video, thanks for keeping it real for those of us with much smaller gardens. I have super heavy clay soil here (north Texas) and am not sure if an auger will work but I may get a small one just to test it out. Even if it's just in my nicely worked beds out front where I put in annuals, it could save me some time and energy. Thanks for the great tips!
I bought a 2 in. from your last planting video. Now I just got the 3in. Great tips. Thanks Laura.
Your soil looks a lot better than mine. I feel like I live on a rock. I live in a desert Southwest and when I dig a hole, I dig up Boulders, that’s what gives me my muscles 💪
Love, Love, Love my PowerPlanter Auger. Bought it last year due to Inspiration from you. I now like planting bulbs. 🥰🥰🥰 I just have to be careful because because we have heavy clay soil. I don't have a handle so I just have to let go. I have a CHEAP Drill so I don't think it has any numbers, just forward, backwards and on, off. 🤪