3" x 24" Power Planter Auger Drill Bit with 1/2" Non-Slip Hex Drive - Perfect for Planting Bulbs!

J. D.: This auger is awesome and a real time saver in the garden. It makes planting fruits, vegetables and flowers so easy. You just drill a hole where you want your plant to go and pop it in the hole. I wish I would have bought this years ago. It's expensive, but worth it if you want to save time and effort in the garden. The item is of high quality and should last for many, many years if not abused. I highly recommend it.

United States on Jul 23, 2023

Oliver K.: This hole digger is great. After getting used to it, I could dig loads of holes for large bushes and small plants. I love that it takes all the lumps out of the soil so when you put the soil back in, it’s perfect. Solid hole digger. Beats using a shovel by a mile.

United States on May 09, 2023

Marilyn G: We've only tried out the augur once to see how it worked but, as a result, are looking forward to using it to plant perennials now and bulbs in the Fall. The item seems very sturdy and it arrived quickly and well packaged. Hopefully I can up the rating to five stars after we've put the tool through its paces!

United States on Apr 29, 2021

JD: Je commence à utiliser la tarière pour aider à planter mes 600 plantes de haie et c'est vraiment géniale. Il faut le utiliser avec une perceuse puissante toute même et faire tourner doucement au début/milieu du trou car si rencontre avec racines d'arbres ou pierre, peut bloquer net avec coup sur ton poignier. Mais rendre la tâche de plantation beaucoup plus facile. Je recommande.

France on Nov 26, 2018

E. A. Johnson: The product is quite large and heavy but fits into a cordless drill with a 1/2" chuck and my heavy duty cordless drill has no problems driving it. It wouldn't fit into a drill with a smaller chuck.The weight of the auger helps when drilling down but of course also makes it a bit harder to pull up. I used to plant all my bulbs by hand but a chronic shoulder injury makes that extremely difficult and this tool turned an impossible job into something quite doable and is much much faster than planting by hang (by a factor of at least 10x). I'm very happy with the purchase - money well spent.

Canada on Nov 20, 2017

Amazon Customer: quickly digs holes and is rugged enough to withstand our somewhat rocky soil. Definately need a drill with a side handle though, when it grabs on a rock, it wouldn't take much for one to break their wrist if they don't have a firm grip on the drill.

Canada on Aug 20, 2016

Jeffrey mr. video reviews: I bought this auger to install termite traps around my house. I dug 20 holes for the traps and 18 of them I ran into gravel and rock in the ground.
I used my 18 V DeWalt drill to do this. This is a very heavy bit but my DeWalt drill got it Done. If I was drilling a lot of holes into the soil around my house which seems to be filled with a lot of gravel I would probably want A heavier drill.

The auger bit is heavy built, and I understand it's only welded at the bottom and top with no welds in the middle but if the top or the bottom welds break the bit is done anyway so it don't really matter.

Even though my drill overheated and I had to quit after about 5 holes, the auger held up great, I had smoke coming out of some of the holes which had a big rock in them but it did not break the auger bit.

I considered a cheaper bit because I really only needed to drill the 20 termite trap holes but I figured Somewhere along the line I would need this bit again I'm glad I bought the better one because the cheaper bit would never of dug the 20 holes I needed without breaking.

The two holes that didn't have any stone I was able to drill in about ten seconds. The...

United States on May 13, 2016

William Bruce: The old adage "you get what you pay for" comes to mind when reviewing this product. My first impression of the Tanaka 3x24 inch bulb planting auger bit was that of an antique farm implement, heavy and built to last a lifetime. The 1/2 inch solid steel shaft with flat sides for the chuck and a thickly spot-welded spiral vane is built to withstand commercial farming use but will delight the weekend gardener with years of usefulness without ever having to be replaced. Take note that you must have a drill with a 1/2 inch chuck to use this bit. I would recommend a  heavy duty drill that wont chew up a plastic gear if  torque is repeatedly applied. I used my Milwaukee 8 amp drill which easily withstood an afternoon of abuse ( I however was not so lucky as I will shortly relate). I would also recommend a T-handle attachment for the drill, the reason for which you will also find out shortly. I also thought that the 3 inch auger was overkill after my initial inspection for I was only planting one inch diameter bulbs. I later found out that this diameter was perfect for the job I was about to do. My initial test of this tool came as I planted a 10 by 15 foot oval bulb flower bed,...

United States on Oct 28, 2015

Ian: Actually turned out to be a Power Planter auger. They are quite good, but would be better with improved tip and reinforced cutting edge. The shaft steel is also quite soft, so is easily damaged by the drill chuck. The flats are slightly too large to fit into a normal auger extension, so have to be filed down to fit. However, not bad for the price.

Canada on Mar 19, 2015

William D, Marr: This Auger performed very well. I planted over 700 tulip bulbs and it work great! Saved an enormous about of time versus digging and planting by hand. I will definitely be continuing to use it for planting bulbs in particular however I could see it working great for other plantings for a flower bed as well as small tree planting

Canada on Dec 01, 2013