Why Having A Garden Auger Can Make Gardening Much Easier
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By Patricia Wainwright
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What is a garden auger?
Essentially an auger is any kind of hole-making equipment that can be used in the garden to assist in planting, because it can make a deep clean hole and is easier than digging with a spade or trowel. Really heavy duty digging may require a drill garden auger, usually made from steel, it is a piece that fits to the drill chuck and helps cut through tougher ground. The main reason that gardeners first use an auger is for planting bulbs. The nature of bulb planting, regular holes and deep planting means that a garden auger bulb planter can make the job much easier, and you can be sure that the depth is correct as the auger has depth indicators etched on its shaft.
Types of garden auger
The first auger used may often be for planting bulbs, but there are now a range of augers designed for different gardening tasks. If you are planting trees, there is a garden auger for the job, much easier than digging by hand. These heavy duty augers typically are up to 28 inches long for tree depth and require either gas powered drills or seriously heavy duty drills with T-bars for easier handling, and you will need to ensure that you have the right garden auger drill bit. There is a garden auger for planting fence posts, which ensures that you can always get an even depth. An auger will get through even heavy compacted clay soil, so you can put your posts exactly where you want them. Essentially you need to choose differently sized diameters for the different jobs, and these will mean different garden auger bits to fit your drill. Where digging a hole is going to prove difficult or where you have ground that resists all attempts made by a spade, a garden auger bit that fits to your drill will do the job.
What you need to use a garden auger effectively
To make best use of a garden auger, you are going to need to check out the garden auger drill that you will use. Most good suppliers of garden augers have designed them to fit onto most common household drills, and will also give you advice on compatibility. Really heavy duty work may need a different drill, so if you are going to be tree planting, or installing fence posts, you may want to get yourself another drill. However, this is a small price to pay for the time you will save and the backbreaking pain you will avoid.
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Author Bio Box: Patricia Wainwright
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