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Hound Dog Products Bulb Hound Garden Planter HDP4-4

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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.

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.

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.

Excellent tool... I had 100 bulbs to plant and couldn't spend the time on my knees to dig that many six inch deep holes. The tool is very well made and made it easy. Suspect my heirs will be using it for many years to come. Thank you for such an honest tool.

Clark E. Coffee
San Francisco