Hound Dog Products Bulb Hound Garden Planter HDP4-4

by Hound Dog

Product Features

• Bulb planter designed for easier, more comfortable gardening
• Digs holes at consistent depth for easily planting bulbs
• Durable steel construction and rustproof finishes for long-lasting wear
• Long-handled, patented design allows use from standing position
• Limited lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 41.8 x 4 x 9.5 inches ; 5.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000BYE3N
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: HDP4-4
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,392 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Hound Dog Bulb Hound garden planter makes gardening easier by cutting and refilling holes for more efficient bulb planting. Its long-handled, patented design allows you to use the tool from a standing position, making gardening easier on your back and knees. The planter digs and expels soil, ensuring consistent depth when planting multiple bulbs. It is also great for transplanting. This tool features durable steel construction and rustproof finishes for long-lasting wear. Its comfortable grips are easy on your hands. The garden planter comes with a limited lifetime warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes planting small items a snap, March 31, 2004

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biggestbamboo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hound Dog Products Bulb Hound Garden Planter HDP4-4 (Lawn & Patio)

I also use it for planting ground covers, seedums, etc. Works great. I refuse to carp about minor price differences, but I paid under $20 for mine at Home Depot.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Twist!, May 12, 2007

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Michael P. Kukielka "BORG" (Rochester Hills, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hound Dog Products Bulb Hound Garden Planter HDP4-4 (Lawn & Patio)

I knew when I bought this tool that the handle looked a little fragile for my needs, it flexes and distorts easily. Sure enough, after digging a few holes this spring, the handle broke off while twisting though some light surface roots. The design and features for the planter are wonderful, but it needs a steel handle.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bulb Hound - Good idea, bad design, October 17, 2010

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Charles Pick - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hound Dog Products Bulb Hound Garden Planter HDP4-4 (Lawn & Patio)

Anyone who has planted bulbs in less than perfect, loose soil knows that digging the holes can be a chore. The Bulb Hound looked like the answer. I grew up planting bulbs as a kid. We used either a hand trowel or a steel bulb digger. The Hound appeared to be a major improvement on both with jaws to release the excavated dirt and a comfortable handle to hold onto. The handle is the problem. To dig down to bulb depth (4-6"), sometimes you need to twist to clear small roots and otherwise hard soil. The handle, which is plastic, bends when you twist it so you can't generate enough torque. The handle should be solid steel and wide enough to really get a good grip. Plus, the rivets holding the handle on the stalk are already failing after 60 bulbs so a breakdown is inevitable. If you have super-light loose soil, this would probably work OK, but in that case a hand bulb digger would work fine and cost one quarter as much. This is just not the work-horse I had hoped for and I am returning it.